Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido
- Series:
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (print 50 of 55)
- Date:
- 1969
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 55 × 42.5 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A 1969 color woodblock of Tsuchiyama station in Shiga Prefecture, where the Tokaido climbed through a forested mountain pass — the "Forest Road" of the title indicating one of the old highway's most atmospheric stretches. Rain and mist were the defining meteorological conditions of the Tsuchiyama section, and Sekino's print likely captures the dense cedars and cryptomerias that lined the route, their canopy filtering light into the dappled patterns his woodblock technique renders with particular skill.
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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
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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
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Shinkawabata at Handa, Owari Province (Bishu Handa Shinkawabata), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1969.
Yes — Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 50 of 55) by Jun'ichiro Sekino.
Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Sumi, on color woodblock print.
Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido depicts tōkaidō and travel scenes.
Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido measures 55 × 42.5 cm (Oban format).