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Shimosuwa, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

1835–38

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Color woodblock print
Sheet: 23.1 x 25.4 cm (9 1/8 x 10 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.322
Location: not on view
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The foreground of this print shows travelers enjoying an evening meal at an inn, with the proprietor looking pleased at the gusto of her guests. In the background, another traveler is gratefully relaxing in a large wooden tub filled with hot natural spring water, having discarded his robe next to the bath. Shimosuwa is the only stop along the Kisokaidō—a road running from Nibonbashi in Edo (now Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto—with a natural hot spring. The print series was a collaboration between Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen (1791–1848).
Shimosuwa, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Shimosuwa, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

1835–38

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

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