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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido, Edo Period

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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Culture

Japanese

Title

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido

Year

Edo Period

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

3.2 x 45.2 x 32.8 cm (1 1/4 x 17 13/16 x 12 15/16 inches)

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

41.080

About

Portfolio cover for Utagawa Hiroshige's Fifty-five Stations of the Tokkaido
Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kanbara: Night snow (Kanbara yoru no yuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning (Hara asa no fuji), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

The Seven-ri ferry boat approaching Kuwana (Kuwana shichiri watashiguchi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kakegawa: View of Mount Akiba (Kakegawa akibayama enbō), Edo (Japanese period)

Oxen pulling carts with goods towards a busy market stall, surrounded by houses and set against a backdrop of tall trees and a blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

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

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Desolate winter Hamamatsu (Hamamatsu fuyugare no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mariko: Famous Teahouse (鞠子名物茶屋 Mariko meibutsu chamise), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Famous Arimatsu tied-dyed cloth Narumi (Narumi meibutsu arimatsu shibori), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Women soliciting travelers Goyu (Goyu tabibito tomeonna), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Totsuka: Motomachi Fork (Totsuka motomachi betsudō), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Early Departure from the Inn for Daimyo Seki (Seki honjin hayadachi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kakegawa: View of Mount Akiba (Kakegawa Akibasan enbō), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Festival at Atsuta Shrine Miya (Miya atsuta shinji), Edo (Japanese period)

A woodblock print in hues of grey and green. A landscape of vast plains with hills. Three small figures head toward a small wooden hut on the left.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Futakawa: Monkey Plateau (Futakawa Sarugababa), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Clearing weather after snow Kameyama (Kameyama yukibare), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Mist on the Tenryu River Mitsuke (Mitsuke tenryugawa zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yoshiwara: Mt. Fuji on the Left (Yoshiwara hidari fuji), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fukuroi: Outdoor Tea Stall (袋井出茶屋之図 Fukuroi dechaya no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門

Okabe: Mount Utsu (Okabe utsu no yama), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima asagiri), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fudesute Peak Sakanoshita (Sakanoshita fudesute mine), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kanaya: Distant bank of Ōi River (Kanaya Oigawa engan), Edo (Japanese period)

A vibrant scene with workers carrying passengers in green buggy’s, while others dine and socialize inside a large open-sided building surrounded by trees.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (草津名物立場 Kusatsu meibutsu tateba), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

View of Shiomi Slope Shirasuka (Shirasuka shiomizaka zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Woodblock print depicting a scene of workers drying out gourd strips and villagers going about. Behind them lies a few thatched-roof huts, towering trees, and a distant misty mountain range.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Minaguchi: Famous Gourd Strips (水口名物干瓢 Minaguchi meibutsu kanpyō), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fuchū: Abe River (Fuchū abegawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Shōno: Driving Rain (庄野　白雨 Shōno hakuu), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ōiso: Tora's Rain (Ōiso tora ga ame), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yui: Satta Peak (Yui satta mine), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone kosui no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ferryboats Arai (Arai watashibune no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Travelers carrying goods navigate across a wooden bridge spanning a wide river, framed by a lively village and steep mountains under an orange and blue sky.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

The Great Sanjō Bridge Kyoto (京師三条大橋 Keishi Sanjo ōhashi), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fuchu: Abe River (Fuchu abegawa ), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Shinagawa: Sunrise (Shinagawa hinode), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Okabe: Mount Utsu (Okabe utsu no yama), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Shimada: The Suruga bank of the Ōi River (Shimada oigawa sungan), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Horse fair in the fourth month Chiryu (Chiryu shuka umaichi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Spring rain Tsuchiyama (Tsuchiyama haru no ame), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nissaka: Sayo Mountain Pass (Nissaka sayononakayama), Edo (Japanese period)

Tsuruya Kiemon 鶴屋喜右衛門

Fujieda: Changing porters and horses (Fujieda jinba tsugitate), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Megawa village Ishibe (Ishibe megawa no sato), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Okitsu: Okitsu River (Okitsu okitsugawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nihonbashi: Daimyo procession Setting Out (Nihonbashi gyōretsu furidashi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kawasaki: Rokugo Ferry (Kawasaki rokugo watashibune ), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Odawara: Sakawa River (Odawara sakawagawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Festival at Atsuta Shrine Miya (Miya atsuta shinji), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Kanaya: Distant bank of Ōi River (Kanaya Oigawa engan), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mishima: Morning mist (Mishima asagiri), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Totsuka: Motomachi Fork (Totsuka motomachi betsudō), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Odawara: Sakawa River (Odawara sakawagawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kanbara: Night snow (Kanbara yoru no yuki), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Okitsu: Okitsu River (Okitsu okitsugawa), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hiratsuka: The Nawate Road (平塚　縄手道 Hiratsuka nawate michi), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kanagawa: View of the Embankment (Kanagawa dai no kei), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hiratsuka: The Nawate Road (平塚　縄手道 Hiratsuka nawate michi), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Morning Mist on the Tenryu River Mitsuke (Mitsuke tenryugawa zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone kosui no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kanagawa: View of the Embankment (Kanagawa dai no kei), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Scene at the boundary marker Fujikawa (Fujikawa bohana no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Fujisawa: The Yūgyōji Temple (藤沢　遊行寺 Fujisawa Yūgyōji), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Toyokawa Bridge Yoshida (Yoshida toyokawabashi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ferryboats Arai (Arai watashibune no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

The temple Ishiyakushiji Ishiyakushi (Ishiyakushi ishiyakushiji), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Numazu: Twilight (Numazu tasogare zu), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Ejiri: Distant view of Miho (Ejiri miho enbō), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Hodogaya: Shinmachi Bridge (Hodogaya shinmachi-bashi), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Ejiri: Distant view of Miho (Ejiri miho enbō), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mie River Yokkaichi (Yokkaichi miegawa), Edo (Japanese period)

A lively bridge scene with workers carrying baskets in front of a parade carrying tall poles, framed by a vibrant morning sun and buildings.

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Nihonbashi: Morning View (日本橋朝之景 Nihonbashi asa no kei), Edo Period

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Kawasaki: Rokugō Ferry (Kawasaki rokugō watashibune), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Inn with serving maids Akasaka (Akasaka ryosha shofu no zu), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Scene at the boundary marker Fujikawa, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Megawa village Ishibe (Ishibe megawa no sato), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Yahagi Bridge Okazaki (Okazaki yahagi no hashi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

The temple Ishiyakushiji Ishikyakushi, Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Mishima: Morning mist (Mishima asagiri), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Shinagawa: Departure of the Daimyo (Shinagawa shokō detachi), Edo (Japanese period)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

New view of Imagiri Maisaka (Maisaka imagiri shinkei), Edo (Japanese period)

Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八

Yui: Satta Peak (Yui satta mine), Edo (Japanese period)

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