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Mishima (Translation)
Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Series Title)
東海道五十三次之內 三島 朝霧 (Primary Title)

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese, 1797 - 1858 (Artist)

1833–1834
Japanese
Prints
Works On Paper
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
East Asian Art
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 14 11/16 in. (24.45 × 37.31 cm)
Image: 8 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (22.54 × 35.24 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
52.14.12
Not on view
Among this group departing from a station are attendants on foot as well as travelers on horseback and in a palanquin. The torii gateway of Mishima Taisha, a major Shinto shrine, is visible on the right. This print’s foggy atmosphere was achieved by using woodblocks with color gradation and no outlines, making backgrounds appear to fade into the distance.
Edo period (1615-1868)
廣重画 Hiroshige ga
Publisher's seal: 保永堂 Hoeido Censor's seal: 極 kiwame
東海道五十三次之內 三島
General Endowment Fund
Strange, Edward Fairbrother. "The Colour-prints of Hiroshige". Vol. 1. London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1925.

Hiroshige, Ando. "The Fifty-Three Stages of the Tokaido". Edited by Ichitaro Kondo. Translated by Charles S. Terry. Vol. 1. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1960. Plate 12.
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