Minakuchi, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido
- Series:
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (print 43 of 55)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
One of the undated prints from Sekino's Tokaido series, Minakuchi was a post-town in Ōmi Province (today Shiga Prefecture) known for its local production of hemp and its annual cucumber festival. Sekino's station prints without dates likely belong to the earlier 1950s phase of the series, when he was establishing the compositional approach he would refine and update through later revisitations of individual stations.
More Prints by Jun'ichiro Sekino
More Tōkaidō Prints
Rain at Maekawa in Sagami Province (Soshu Maekawa no ame), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
Totsuka: The Fork at Motomachi (Totsuka, Motomachi betsudo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
c. 1833/34
Color woodblock print; oban
Shinkawabata at Handa, Owari Province (Bishu Handa Shinkawabata), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Minakuchi, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Yes — Minakuchi, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 43 of 55) by Jun'ichiro Sekino.
Minakuchi, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Sumi, on woodblock print.
Minakuchi, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido depicts tōkaidō and travel scenes.