Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Color woodblock print; chubanUtagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858/c. 1837/42

Description

Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock print; chuban created by Utagawa Hiroshige (c. 1837/42). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

J. H. Ballard; sold to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, Jan. 1930; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 17, 1930.

Dimensions

17.1 × 22.9 cm (6 11/16 × 9 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Accession No

4378

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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