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The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Artwork Details

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu
late 1830s
Utagawa Hiroshige
color woodblock print on paper
6 5/16 x 8 3/8 in. (16.03 x 21.27 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Gift of J C Mathes and the Tokyo Center for Language & Culture (TCLC)
2008/2.323

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Description

Subject Matter:

This is part of the Eastern Sea Route series, in which Hiroshige depicts each of the 53 stations of the Tokaido.

Physical Description:

A procession on horseback travels through the village of Homatsu with castles in the background. Red tones in the sky indicate a setting sun, and a distant mountain is visible. It is accompanied by text.

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