No. 32: Seba, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"
- Date:
- c. 1835/38
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Seba, station 32 on the Kisokaido, lies along the upper Kiso River where the gorge narrows and the road hugs steep forested slopes. This oban print from the "Sixty-nine Stations" series conveys the dramatic topography of the Kiso Valley, a stretch celebrated for its scenery and the dense cedar forests that supplied timber to Edo. The river's presence shapes both the landscape and the composition.
More Prints by Utagawa Hiroshige
More Kisokaidō Prints
No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"
c. 1835/38
Color woodblock print; oban
No. 56: Mieji, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"
c. 1835/38
Color woodblock print; oban
No. 26: Mochizuki, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"
c. 1835/38
Color woodblock print; oban
No. 28: Nagakubo, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)"
c. 1835/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Frequently Asked Questions
No. 32: Seba, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1835/38.
Yes — No. 32: Seba, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)" is part of the Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
No. 32: Seba, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)" depicts kisokaidō and travel scenes.