Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan eki yonshuku meisho)
- Date:
- Edo period, circa 1830-1835 (Tenpō 1-6)
- Medium:
- Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga"
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 25.1 × 37.1 cm
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
This oban collects four Tokaido stations — Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada, and Kanaya — from the central stretch of the highway west of Shizuoka. Shimada and Kanaya flanked the notoriously difficult crossing of the Oi River, which had no bridge by government edict; travelers were carried on human-powered platforms, and high water sometimes halted traffic for days. Kuniyoshi likely gives the river crossing particular compositional prominence, this obstacle being one of the most famous features of the entire Tokaido journey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan eki yonshuku meisho) was created by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳) in Edo period, circa 1830-1835 (Tenpō 1-6).
Yes — Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan eki yonshuku meisho) is part of the Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road series by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan eki yonshuku meisho) depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and tōkaidō.
Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan eki yonshuku meisho) measures 25.1 × 37.1 cm (Oban format).