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Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, c. 1833/34

Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e
LandscapesTōkaidōTravel ScenesVillage Scenes
Date:
c. 1833/34
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban

Description

Ishibe, the fifty-first station on the Tokaido, sat in the gentle hill country of Omi Province east of Lake Biwa. Megawa no sato — "Megawa village" — was a hamlet just outside the station known for its charming rural setting. Hiroshige's Hoeido Tokaido print shows the village in a season of lush foliage, travelers passing through a landscape of farmhouses, fields, and wooded hills that characterized the quieter stretches of the highway.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (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 — Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido is part of the The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 52 of 55) by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Ishibe: Megawa Village (Ishibe, Megawa no sato), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido depicts landscapes, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.