| Title |
Block printing: Hiroshige's 53 stages of the Tokaido [008] Station 5, Totsuka: Fork in the Road at Motomachi (001) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Hiroshige Tokkaido, 4 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973 |
| Subject |
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Hotels--Art--Photographs; Hotel cleaning personnel--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Travelers--Art--Photographs; Roads--Art--Photographs; Tōkaidō--Art--Photographs; Landscapes--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Aiban; Nishiki-e; Inns; Tokaido; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Totsuka: Fork in the Road at Motomachi" (Totsuka, Motomachi betsudô), (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) 24.9 x 37.8 cm (9 13/16 x 14 7/8 in.); Print number 6 in series of 55 prints (view of travelers arriving at an inn, greeted by a maid); Series starts with point of departure (Edo) and ends with final destination (Kyoto) and includes 53 stations along route |
| Caption on Slide |
"Totsuka: Fork in the Road at Motomachi", (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 6 in series of 55 prints. (Site is now a ward of modern Yokohama. Often the first overnight stop for travelers who started journey at dawn. Located approximately twenty-three miles from Edo and Nihonbashi.) |
| 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: "Totsuka (Ando) Hiroshige Utagawa 1797-1858 #6 in 53 Stations of Tokaido Series. Series appeared in 1833-34, site now part of Yokohoma, st overnight stop- 23 mi. from Edo for those who left early" |
| 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. |
| Textual Date |
1947-2004 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pv726h |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
330699 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pv726h |
