Shimada: The Suruga Bank of the Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa Sungan), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
- Series:
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (print 24 of 55)
- Date:
- c. 1833/34
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A wide, shallow river rendered in deep indigo bands crosses the composition diagonally, its pale sandy bed dotted with numerous small figures—porters, palanquin bearers, and travelers on foot and horseback—fording the shallows in scattered clusters and a long procession near the center. Dark rocky outcrops and sparse vegetation edge the water at right, with a bare, twisting pine branch extending into the foreground at lower right; pale green shading tints the riverbanks at top and bottom. The title cartouche and series text appear in red and black at upper right, with the artist's signature and red seal at lower left. Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833, color woodblock print (oban), from "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shimada: The Suruga Bank of the Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa Sungan), 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 — Shimada: The Suruga Bank of the Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa Sungan), 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 24 of 55) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Shimada: The Suruga Bank of the Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa Sungan), 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.