The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Edition): #48 Seki / Andô Hiroshige
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.197
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Edition): #48 Seki
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1831-1834
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 25.4 cm x 38.1 cm (10 in. x 15 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print depicting a post town in the Edo period of Japan. There is a wooden structure to the left. It looks like a store, with a list of products hanging on the frame of the door. White flags with a blue circular design hang from the roof to the left and to right near a grouping of trees. Two groups of five men are in front of the structure, five to the left, five towards the center of the image. A thin vertical stick structure is right of center in the foreground.
- Subject Matter
- Post towns were where travelers could take a rest along their journey.
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- accessories worn on the head
- asian
- buildings and the land
- built complexes and districts
- commercial buildings
- commercial complexes
- complexes
- complexes by function
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings for openings
- east asian
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- headgear
- mercantile buildings
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- people by gender
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2774 x 1818
- File Size
- 671 KB
- Record
- 2011/2.197
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.197/2011_2_197.jpg
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"The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Hoeido Edition): #48 Seki; Andô Hiroshige." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.197/2011_2_197.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
