Tokaido gojusantsugi, Pl.14
1868-1912
Imagine taking a break at a roadside tea house in 19th-century Japan, only to look up and see Mount Fuji looming massive and pink against a brilliant blue sky! This scene captures Hara, the 14th stop on the famous Tokaido road, where Utagawa Hiroshige shrinks the travelers and horses to tiny specks to make the mountain feel absolutely gigantic. This print belongs to his legendary 'Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido' series, which was basically the ultimate travel guidebook of the Edo period and later inspired Vincent van Gogh to create his own copies.
- Technique
- Woodblock print
- Material
- Paper and ink
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