Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)""
- Date:
- c. 1806
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; chuban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A large dark-green, snow-capped mountain (Mt. Fuji) dominates the upper right, rising above pink-and-cream banded clouds or mist and pale hills. Below, a procession moves along a road: a mounted figure in a red coat and plumed hat rides a tan horse, flanked by porters and attendants in blue, green, and yellow robes with round hats, one carrying a yellow banner with red characters on a tall pole. The palette is muted — greens, dusty pinks, tan, and black outlines — with the title cartouche "原" (Hara) and "東海道" (Tōkaidō) inscribed at upper left; this is Katsushika Hokusai's 1801 color woodblock chuban print "Hara," from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"" was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in c. 1806.
Yes — Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"" is part of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series by Katsushika Hokusai.
Hara, from the series ""Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)"" depicts landscapes and tōkaidō.