| Title |
Block printing: Hiroshige's 53 stages of the Tokaido [010] Station 7, Hiratsuka: Path through a Paddy Field (001) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 63, Tokaido Left Screen, 12 |
| 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; Agriculture--Art--Photographs; Rice farming--Art--Photographs; Autumn--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Farmers--Art--Photographs; Travelers--Art--Photographs; Roads--Art--Photographs; Tōkaidō--Art--Photographs; Landscapes--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Aiban; Nishiki-e; Couriers; Fujisan; Fuji-san; Fuji-yama; Fujiyama; Tokaido; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Hiratsuka: Path through a Paddy Field" (Hiratsuka, Nawate michi), also known as "Hiratsuka: Nawate Road" (Hiratsuka, Nawate Do), (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) 25.2 x 38 cm (9 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Print number 8 in series of 55 prints (view of people walking on path through filed); Series starts with point of departure (Edo) and ends with final destination (Kyoto) and includes 53 stations along route |
| Caption on Slide |
"Hiratsuka: Path through a Paddy Field", also known as "Hiratsuka: Nawate Road" (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 8 in series of 55 prints. (This scene has changed little since Hiroshige's time.) |
| 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: "8. Hiratskua Hiroshige Utagawa (Ando) 1797-1858 Mts Koma & Fuji. #8 in 53 stations of Tokaido Rd. series of 1833-34 Topographicly faithful print bare chested courier covered the dist. From Kyoto to edo in 4 days" |
| 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/s6gx4vg9 |
| 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 |
340128 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gx4vg9 |
