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Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone, kosui no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, c. 1833/34

Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone, kosui no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e
LandscapesRivers & LakesTōkaidōTravel Scenes
Hakone
Date:
c. 1833/34
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban

Description

Hakone, the tenth station on the Tokaido, occupied the volcanic highlands between Odawara and Mishima — the most physically demanding stretch of the road. Hiroshige's Hoeido Tokaido print depicts Lake Ashi (Hakone Lake) in the caldera, its steel-blue waters ringed by steep forested slopes and volcanic peaks. Travelers resting at this altitude got one of the most dramatic landscape views on the entire journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone, kosui no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1833/34.

Yes — Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone, kosui no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido is part of the The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 11 of 55) by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Hakone: View of the Lake (Hakone, kosui no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and tōkaidō, set at Hakone.