Miya: Shichiri Ferry Crossing, Gate to the Atsuta Shrine, and Nezame Village (Miya, Shichiri no watashi, Atsuta no torii, Nezame no sato)—No. 42, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug
Utagawa Hiroshige · c. 1847/52 · Color woodblcok print; oban
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Miya: Shichiri Ferry Crossing, Gate to the Atsuta Shrine, and Nezame Village (Miya, Shichiri no watashi, Atsuta no torii, Nezame no sato)—No. 42, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug is a public-domain illustration by Utagawa Hiroshige, dated c. 1847/52. Color woodblcok print; oban. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Miya: Shichiri Ferry Crossing, Gate to the Atsuta Shrine, and Nezame Village (Miya, Shichiri no watashi, Atsuta no torii, Nezame no sato)—No. 42, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsug” (c. 1847/52) is one of Hiroshige’s travel or weather prints. Rain, snow, and dusk are usually the subject, as much as the place.
About the artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was a Japanese printmaker of travel and weather. The stations of the Tōkaidō and his views of Edo show rain, snow, and dusk in flat, clear color.
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