| Title |
Block printing: Hiroshige's 53 stages of the Tokaido [041] Station 30, Maisaka: View of Imagiri (001) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 63, Tokaido Left Screen, 35 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1973 |
| Subject |
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Hamana Lake (Japan)--Art--Photographs; Boats and boating--Art--Photographs; Mountains--Art--Photographs; Fuji, Mount (Japan)--Art--Photographs; Snow--Art--Photographs; Roads--Art--Photographs; Tōkaidō--Art--Photographs; Landscapes--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Aiban; Nishiki-e; Hamanako; Fujigoko; Fujisan; Fuji-san; Fuji-yama; Fujiyama; Tokaido; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Maisaka: View of Imagiri" (Maisaka, Imagiri shinkei), (from series The Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido, a series documenting the Tokaido road between Edo and Kyoto), circa 1833-34, by Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), nishiki-e, horizontal ôban or aiban, (approximate size, may vary) 23.8 x 36.2 cm (9 3/8 x 14 1/4 in.); Print number 31 in series of 55 prints (point where Lake Hamana joins the sea; originally there was a land bridge here, however, a 1499 tidal wave washed it away); Series starts with point of departure (Edo) and ends with final destination (Kyoto) and includes 53 stations along route |
| Caption on Slide |
"Maisaka: View of Imagiri", (from series The Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido, a series documenting the Tokaido road between Edo and Kyoto), circa 1833-34, by Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858). This is print number 31 in series of 55 prints (point where Lake Hamana joins the sea; originally there was a land bridge here, however, a 1499 tidal wave washed it away). |
| Additional Information |
Image scanned from color slide. Hiroshige's specialty was landscapes. Hiroshige's The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1833-1834) was inspired by his journey along the length of the route in 1832. Note: "Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重, 1797 - October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重) (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyūsai Hiroshige (一幽斎廣重). … Hiroshige's The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1833-1834) and One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-1858) greatly influenced French Impressionists such as Monet."--Wikipedia. Note: "Nishiki-e (lit. "brocade picture") refers to Japanese multi-colored woodblock printing; this technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s...Previously, most prints had been in black-and-white, colored by hand, or colored with the addition of one or two color ink blocks. A nishiki-e print is created by carving a separate woodblock for every color, and using them in a stepwise fashion...in order to create a single complete image."--Wikipedia. Note: "Ōban: a print size [approximately] 10 x 15 inches (25 x 38 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: "Aiban: a print size [approximately] 9 x 13 inches (23 x 33 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: Original caption provided as:"Maisaka 1797-1858 Hiroshige Utagawa (Ando) #31 in 53 stages of the Tokaido Rd. ser of 1833-34 point where Lake Hamana joins the sea (break created in 1499 by earthquake and tidal wave) Young married woman superstitious about this ""break"" and avoided it by walking around lake, avoiding the boats." |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qn6qsv |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
340103 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qn6qsv |
