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Yokkaichi: View of the Mie River, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

c. 1833–34

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Measurements
Overall: 38 x 25.3 cm (14 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. Wingate Todd from the Collection of Dr. T. Wingate Todd 1948.307
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Print

Description

This print is from the first Tōkaidō series by Hiroshige. Yokkaichi was historically known for a major market held there on the fourth day of every month. However, instead of the market, Hiroshige has chosen to present a windy scene in the marshes along the Mie River just outside the town. No written records survive to indicate why Hiroshige chose the marshes over the market, but the result is a dynamic display of the power of wind.
A horizontally oriented woodblock print depicts a blustery riverside. A willow tree with sweeping, whip-like branches bows sharply right. On a gray path, a man in a blue robe lunges left toward a rolling round hat. To our right, a figure in a yellow cloak crosses a wooden bridge. Dense, vertical strokes form reeds near a docked boat. Calligraphy and stamps mark the upper corners above a gradient sky.

Yokkaichi: View of the Mie River, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

c. 1833–34

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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