Chiryu—No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido
- Date:
- c. 1847/52
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Six bare-chested porters in loincloths carry two yellow palanquin-like crates slung on poles along a road flanked by tall pines, moving toward the left. Two ceremonial standards with red tassels and a round emblem rise between the trees, with low blue mountains, a cluster of rooftops, and a pale gradated sky in the distance. The palette is limited to indigo blue, yellow ochre, flesh tones, and touches of red against cream-colored borders, with the title cartouche and artist signature at right and left.
This is Chiryu—No. 40, from Utagawa Hiroshige's series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido, a color woodblock print (oban) from 1842.
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Chiryu—No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1847/52.
Chiryu—No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido depicts landscapes.