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Hiratsuka: Nawate Road (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), 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

Hiratsuka: Nawate Road (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), 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
LandscapesTōkaidōTravel Scenes
Date:
c. 1833/34
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban

Description

Hiratsuka, the seventh station on the Tokaido, was approached along the Nawate — a long straight road built on an embankment through marshy ground, lined with pine trees. Hiroshige's Hoeido Tokaido print shows travelers moving along this elevated causeway with the flat coastal plain stretching on either side, a simple but evocative image of the open road between stations.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hiratsuka: Nawate Road (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), 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 — Hiratsuka: Nawate Road (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), 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 8 of 55) by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Hiratsuka: Nawate Road (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido depicts landscapes, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.