Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1947
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the Selection of Views of the Tokaido published in 1947, depicts the Utsunoya mountain pass in Shizuoka Prefecture — one of the steepest sections of the old Tokaido route, where the highway climbed through a densely forested gorge carved by streams descending from the Abe mountains. The dark cedar and cypress forest of Utsunoya, combined with the old stone-paved road winding through the pass, creates one of the Tokaido series' most atmospheric mountain subjects. The 1947 postwar date gives this celebration of a historic highway a reflective quality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1947.
Yes — Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1947).
Tokaido, Utsunoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.