Fujisawa-shuku

1855

Andō Hiroshige

Associated Names
Andō Hiroshige

Artist, Japanese, 1797 - 1858

This print displays a natural scene with people engaged in various activities. At the top, two large mountains peak through misty white clouds against a pale blue-and-white sky. At the bottom is a wide gray path surrounded by green grass, with tall trees sprouting up. A group of people walk on the path, appearing to carry large items. The people are depicted in simple lines, and they have peach skin and are wearing light blue garments. Some have wide yellow hats on. In the distance, behind the trees, the path extends towards a cluster of yellow-and-orange houses at the base of the mountains. On the right side of the print are three rectangles containing vertical characters.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.47 × 25.4 cm (14 3/4 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.94

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Strange 1983, no. Tate-e Tokaido 7

  • Series Title

    Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Vertical Tōkaidō)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia (Lugt 982a); bequest to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Strange, Edward F. Hiroshige's Woodblock Prints - A Guide. New York 1983 (reprint of The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige, 1925): Tate-e Tokaido 7.

Inscriptions

in block: Hiroshige hitsu

Markings

in block: censor's seal (Aratame) and publisher's mark (Tsutaya Kichizō); stamped twice verso in black ink: FBB [inside oval]

Wikidata ID

Q77011380

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