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Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (Ōtsu, Hashirii chaya 大津 走井茶屋), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内),
ca. 1833–34 [Tenpō 4–5]
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, 1797–1858; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Published by Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八
Published by Takenouchi Magohachi 竹内孫八
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
1997-549
Three loaded ox carts with large wooden wheels trundle through Ōtsu, a post station along the Tōkaidō road, a major travel artery linking Edo (present-day Tokyo) to the imperial capital of Kyoto. The Tōkaidō series was one of Hiroshige’s most popular works, and he manipulated Western perspective in new ways that would later influence Western artists. Édouard Manet (1832–1883), Claude Monet (1840–1926), and Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) all collected and studied Japanese prints. Van Gogh owned prints from the Tōkaidō, and integrated into his painting Hiroshige’s use of strong outlines, bold flat colors, and unusual perspectives. According to Van Gogh, “all of my work is based to some extent on Japanese art,” and the Impressionists are the “French Japanese.”
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Title
Ōtsu: Hashirii Teahouse (Ōtsu, Hashirii chaya 大津 走井茶屋), from the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō” (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi 東海道五十三次之内)
Dates
ca. 1833–34 [Tenpō 4–5]
Maker
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
block: 21.9 × 34 cm (8 5/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
sheet: 24.1 × 36.3 cm (9 1/2 × 14 5/16 in.)
mat: 36.2 × 48.9 cm (14 1/4 × 19 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift from the collection of Anne van Biema
Object Number
1997-549
Place Made
Asia, Japan
Signatures
Signed: Hiroshige ga 廣重畫
Marks/Labels/Seals
Publisher's seal: “Hōeido ban” 保永堂版 (ca. 1832–34)
Culture
Period
Type
Techniques
–1997 Anne van Biema collection (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1997.
