Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōkute 大久手

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Iseya Rihei 伊勢屋利兵衛 (b. in Edo, Japan

Title

Ōkute 大久手
from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (木曾街道六拾九次之内 Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

late 1830s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 25.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画

Seals: Artist's seal | Ichiryusai; publisher's seal | Kinjudo

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1056

Type

Exhibition History

The Road Less Traveled
Edo's Nakasendō
Nov 09, 2024 – May 04, 2025

Label copy

Two travelers trudge past the Ōkute station on their way to the Biwa Pass, known to be treacherous and slippery in bad weather. Exposed boulders jut out from the side of the mountain. Many rock formations in this area were named for their shapes, such as Hat Rock (Eboshi ishi). Mount Ibuki and Mount Hakusan, famed peaks in Gifu, Japan, are visible in the distance, beyond the rolling hills.

Meisho-e
Famous Places in Japanese Prints by Hiroshige (Part I)
Oct 02, 1987 – Jan 24, 1988

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Iseya Rihei 伊勢屋利兵衛 (b. in Edo, Japan
ca. 1790 - 1879), publisher
Ōkute 大久手; from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (木曾街道六拾九次之内 Kisokaidō rokujūkyū tsugi no uchi), late 1830s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Horizontal ōban: 25.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1056

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