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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya)

Description

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (1833-1850
Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya)
from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1833 (Tenpō 4-5)

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 24.3 x 36.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 広重画

Seals: Publisher's seal | Hoeido; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080.54

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Loaded oxcarts descend past the Hashirii teahouse in Ōtsu, the final station on the Nakasendō. A well outside offers fresh water to travelers, while the teahouse serves Hashirii mochi, a sweetened rice cake that is still popular today. In the 1800s, Ōtsu was a populous town that serviced several important routes, including the Tōkaidō. Today it serves as the capital of Shiga prefecture.

The Road to Kyoto
Selected Views from Hiroshige's Tokaido Gojosan Tsugi No Uchi (The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido)
Nov 01, 1981 – Jan 01, 1982

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八 (1833-1850
Edo, Japan), publisher
Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門 (1620 - 1852, Edo, Japan), publisher
Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (大津走井茶屋 Ōtsu hashirii chaya); from the series The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五十三次之内 Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi), ca. 1833 (Tenpō 4-5)
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Horizontal ōban: 24.3 x 36.5 cm (9 9/16 x 14 3/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 41.080.54

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