The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Kichizo Edition): #54 Otsu / Andô Hiroshige
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- Accession Number
- 2008/2.326
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Kichizo Edition): #54 Otsu
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo e
- Dimensions
- 30.4 cm x 39.4 cm x 2 cm (11 15/16 in. x 15 1/2 in. x 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- A view of bearers and attendants and four sailboats moored at a stone pier. A small lighthouse is located near the pier, and in the distance is a mountain range. The sky is tinged red, and writing is located in the upper right corner and lower left side. Title in red box in upper right corner.
- Subject Matter
- Rice transport in the early morning in Ôtso, a stop on the Tôkaidô and capitol of Shiga prefecture. The boats in the harbor of Lake Biwa are stacked high with the golden hue of ripe rice stalks, while workers on the pier carry heavy bundles.
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- upward
- asian
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- east asian
- inorganic material
- japanese
- japanese printmaking styles
- japanese styles
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- natural landscapes
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- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- settlements and landscapes
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- transportation structures
- transportation structures by function
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
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- water transportation structures
- watercraft
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 4728 x 3496
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 2008/2.326
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.326/2008_2_326.jpg
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"The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Kichizo Edition): #54 Otsu; Andô Hiroshige." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.326/2008_2_326.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
