No. 56: Mieji, 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
Mieji, station 56 on the Kisokaido, marks the highway's descent toward the Mino plain as it leaves the mountains behind. This oban print from the "Sixty-nine Stations" series captures the transitional terrain where highland cedar forests give way to broader agricultural land. The station offered travelers a welcome flattening of the road after the punishing mountain passes of the upper Kiso.
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. 32: Seba, 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. 56: Mieji, 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. 56: Mieji, 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. 56: Mieji, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)" depicts kisokaidō and travel scenes.