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The Abe River near Fuchū, no. 20 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hoeidō Tōkaidō)

The Abe River near Fuchū, no. 20 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hoeidō Tōkaidō)

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Utagawa Hiroshige

The Tōkaidō, or “eastern sea road,” was an important preindustrial roadway connecting Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto in Japan. Fifty-three official stations along the Tōkaidō offered places to stop for a meal, shop for supplies, enjoy local entertainment, and find lodging. Most travelers navigated the route on foot, but some journeyed by horseback or in 'kago,' covered litters carried by others. As shown in this woodcut, travelers navigating between Fuchū and Mariko, the next station to the west, had to ford the Abe River, which had no bridge.
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Title
The Abe River near Fuchū, no. 20 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hoeidō Tōkaidō)
Date
1833
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
225 x 351 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.803
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; ca. 1926, acquired by The Bank of Wisconsin; 1928, sold to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 9 January 1980, bequeathed by John H. Van Vleck to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

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