NUMAZU, FROM FIFTY-THREE STATIONS OF THE TOKAIDO (KYOKA EDITION)
Date1840-1842
CountryJapan
MediumWoodblock print
Dimensions16.5 × 22.5 cm (6 1/2 × 8 7/8") (Image)
50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16") (Mat)
50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16") (Mat)
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate.
Object number830652022
DescriptionThe image is a landscape. In the foreground is a shore bordering a body of water. In the background, rising from the water is a small mountain range and a larger, volcano-shaped mountain along the left support. On the shore, to the right, there are several trees and a building-like structure partially open. Also, on the shore are eight human figures. From left to right: a figure who carries a long thin object; a cloaked figure riding a donkey; a figure leading the donkey; a figure walking toward the donkey; a figure walking toward the structure; and three figures sitting or standing about the structure. In the water close to the shore, a human figure leads a donkey through what appear to be rice plants. Around the volcano-shaped mountain are several wispy white shapes, resembling clouds.On View
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