Tōkaidō: Adventures on the Road in Old Japan | Spencer Museum of Art

Spencer Museum of Art

Info for

my portfolio logout

Exhibition

Image not available

Tōkaidō: Adventures on the Road in Old Japan

The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa

The Tōkaidō Road, connecting Tokyo and Kyoto, runs along the scenic eastern coast of Japan. The prints in this exhibition were selected to illustrate a thematic exhibition and catalogue of essays on the Tōkaidō, a guidebook describing travel on the road in the 19th century. The exhibition was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Works of art

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge) — #1 Nihonbashi Asa no kei (Morning view of Nihon bridge)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #39 Okazaki Yahagi no hashi (Yahagi bridge at Okazaki) — #39 Okazaki Yahagi no hashi (Yahagi bridge at Okazaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #27 Kakegawa Akibadō Oiwake no zu (The Junction of the road to Akiba at Kakegawa) — #27 Kakegawa Akibadō Oiwake no zu (The Junction of the road to Akiba at Kakegawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #51 Minakuchi Meibutsu Kampyō (Dried Gourd, Famous Product of Minakuchi) — #51 Minakuchi Meibutsu Kampyō (Dried Gourd, Famous Product of Minakuchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834 (Edo period, 1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #49 Sakanoshita fudesute mine — #49 Sakanoshita fudesute mine

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #30 Picture of Winter Desolation at Hamamatsu (Hōeidō Tōkaidō) — #30 Picture of Winter Desolation at Hamamatsu (Hōeidō Tōkaidō)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #29 Mitsuke — #29 Mitsuke

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #44 Mie River at Yokkaichi — #44 Mie River at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #28 Fukuroi — #28 Fukuroi

Utagawa Hiroshige

1832–1833, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #42 Miya Atsuta shinji (Shinto festival at Atsuta Shrine at Miya) — #42 Miya Atsuta shinji (Shinto festival at Atsuta Shrine at Miya)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #7 Jimbutsu Tōkaidō (#7 Women in the snow at Fujisawa) — #7 Jimbutsu Tōkaidō (#7 Women in the snow at Fujisawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858); Tsuta-ya, #41 Narumi meisan arimatsu shiboriten (Shops of Tie-Dyed Fabric near Narumi) — #41 Narumi meisan arimatsu shiboriten (Shops of Tie-Dyed Fabric near Narumi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, Tsuta-ya

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #9 Ōiso: Shigitatsusawa saigyōan (Ōiso: The Poet Monk Saigyo's Hut at the Shigitatsu Marsh) — #9 Ōiso: Shigitatsusawa saigyōan (Ōiso: The Poet Monk Saigyo's Hut at the Shigitatsu Marsh)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #37 Akasaka nawate michi nite yajirō kitahachi o kitsune to omoite chōchaku suru (Akasaka, Yajiro Beats Kitahachi Thinking He is a Fox) — #37 Akasaka nawate michi nite yajirō kitahachi o kitsune to omoite chōchaku suru (Akasaka, Yajiro Beats Kitahachi Thinking He is a Fox)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #17 Yui Satta tōge Oyashirazu (Satta Pass and Oyashirazu Near Yui) — #17 Yui Satta tōge Oyashirazu (Satta Pass and Oyashirazu Near Yui)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #14 Hara Ashitakayama Fuji chōbō (Distant View of Mt. Ashitaka & Mt. Fuji from Hara) — #14 Hara Ashitakayama Fuji chōbō (Distant View of Mt. Ashitaka & Mt. Fuji from Hara)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #11 Hakone sanchū yakō no zu (Picture of Night Travel through the Hakone Mountains) — #11 Hakone sanchū yakō no zu (Picture of Night Travel through the Hakone Mountains)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855, 8th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #52 Ishibe Ryoshu Tomari kyoku (Overnight Guests at an Inn at Ishibe) — #52 Ishibe Ryoshu Tomari kyoku (Overnight Guests at an Inn at Ishibe)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #23 Fujieda Setogawa kachiwatari (Ford on the Seto River near Fujieda) — #23 Fujieda Setogawa kachiwatari (Ford on the Seto River near Fujieda)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #24 Shimada Ōigawa suruga (Suruga Bank of the Oi River near Shimada) — #24 Shimada Ōigawa suruga (Suruga Bank of the Oi River near Shimada)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #49 Sakanoshita gankutsu no Kannon (Cave shrine of Kannon at Sakanoshita) — #49 Sakanoshita gankutsu no Kannon (Cave shrine of Kannon at Sakanoshita)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855, 7th month, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #43 Kuwana shichiri no watashi buna (Ferry Boats for the Seven Ri Ferry at Kuwana) — #43 Kuwana shichiri no watashi buna (Ferry Boats for the Seven Ri Ferry at Kuwana)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #1 Nihon bashi Tōun no kei (Clouds in the East Over Nihon Bridge) — #1 Nihon bashi Tōun no kei (Clouds in the East Over Nihon Bridge)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #36 Goyu tabibito tomeonna (Women Dragging Travellers to Inn at Goyu) — #36 Goyu tabibito tomeonna (Women Dragging Travellers to Inn at Goyu)

Utagawa Hiroshige

late 1800s–early 1900s, Meiji period (1868–1912) or Taisho period (1912–1926)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #23 Fujieda Jimbatsugitate (Fujieda: Changing men and Horses) — #23 Fujieda Jimbatsugitate (Fujieda: Changing men and Horses)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #6 Totsuka: motomachi wakaremichi (Junction to Kamakura at Motomachi in Totsuko) — #6 Totsuka: motomachi wakaremichi (Junction to Kamakura at Motomachi in Totsuko)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #45 Ishiyakushi (Travellers in Snow at Ishiyakushi) — #45 Ishiyakushi (Travellers in Snow at Ishiyakushi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #46 Shōno jimba shukutsugi no zu (Exchanging horses and men at Shōno) — #46 Shōno jimba shukutsugi no zu (Exchanging horses and men at Shōno)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #18 Okitsu Okitsugawa (Wrestlers Fording Okitsu River near Okitsu) — #18 Okitsu Okitsugawa (Wrestlers Fording Okitsu River near Okitsu)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #35 Yoshida Toyokawa no hashi (Bridge Over Toyo River at Yoshida) — #35 Yoshida Toyokawa no hashi (Bridge Over Toyo River at Yoshida)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #38 Fujikawa bōhana no zu (Boundary Post at Fujikawa) — #38 Fujikawa bōhana no zu (Boundary Post at Fujikawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #15 Yoshiwara hideri Fuji (Mt. Fuji on the Left at Yoshiwara) — #15 Yoshiwara hideri Fuji (Mt. Fuji on the Left at Yoshiwara)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #7 Fujisawa yūkōji (Yūkō Temple at Fujisawa) — #7 Fujisawa yūkōji (Yūkō Temple at Fujisawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #23 Fujieda Jindo tsugitate (Relay Station at Fujieda) — #23 Fujieda Jindo tsugitate (Relay Station at Fujieda)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #45 Ishiyakuchi Ishiyakushidera (Temple of Stone Yakushi at Ishiyakushi) — #45 Ishiyakuchi Ishiyakushidera (Temple of Stone Yakushi at Ishiyakushi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #4 Kanagawa Dai no kei (View from the Hill at Kanagawa) — #4 Kanagawa Dai no kei (View from the Hill at Kanagawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #9 Ōiso Tora ga ame (Tora's Rain at Oiso) — #9 Ōiso Tora ga ame (Tora's Rain at Oiso)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #41 Narumi Meibatsu arimetsu shibori (Tie-Dyed Cloth of Arimatsu near Narumi) — #41 Narumi Meibatsu arimetsu shibori (Tie-Dyed Cloth of Arimatsu near Narumi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #32 Arai: watashi bune no zu (Ferry Boats near Arai) — #32 Arai: watashi bune no zu (Ferry Boats near Arai)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #26 Nissaka Sayo no Nakayama naku ishi muken yama embō (Nissaka: The Crying Rock on Mt. Sayononakayama and a Distant View of Mt. Mugen) — #26 Nissaka Sayo no Nakayama naku ishi muken yama embō (Nissaka: The Crying Rock on Mt. Sayononakayama and a Distant View of Mt. Mugen)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #3 Kawasaki Rokagō watashi bune (The Rokugo Ferry at Kawasaki) — #3 Kawasaki Rokagō watashi bune (The Rokugo Ferry at Kawasaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #48 Seki: honjin haya dachi (Early departure from main camp at Seki) — #48 Seki: honjin haya dachi (Early departure from main camp at Seki)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #27 Kakegawa Kibasan embō (Distant View of Mt. Akiba from Kakegawa) — #27 Kakegawa Kibasan embō (Distant View of Mt. Akiba from Kakegawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #24 Shimeda Ōigawa sungan (Suruga Bank of Oi River at Shimada) — #24 Shimeda Ōigawa sungan (Suruga Bank of Oi River at Shimada)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #37 Akasaka Totsuka ansaka yori shuku o miru zu (Akasaka: Travellers and Hostess at an Inn) — #37 Akasaka Totsuka ansaka yori shuku o miru zu (Akasaka: Travellers and Hostess at an Inn)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #54 Ōtsu Hashirii Chamise (Running Well Teahouse at Otsu) — #54 Ōtsu Hashirii Chamise (Running Well Teahouse at Otsu)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #40 Chiryū (Travellers at Chiryū) — #40 Chiryū (Travellers at Chiryū)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #11 Hakone Kosui no zu (View of Lake at Hakone) — #11 Hakone Kosui no zu (View of Lake at Hakone)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #7 Fujisawa (Juncture of Road to Enoshima at Fujisawa) — #7 Fujisawa (Juncture of Road to Enoshima at Fujisawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #28 Fukuroi (Travellers at Fukuroi) — #28 Fukuroi (Travellers at Fukuroi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #21 Mariko (Restaurant at Mariko Station) — #21 Mariko (Restaurant at Mariko Station)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #20 Fuchū Abekawa embō (Distant View of Abe River at Fuchū) — #20 Fuchū Abekawa embō (Distant View of Abe River at Fuchū)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #44 Yokkaichi Sangūdō oiwake no zu (Juncture of Roads to Ise Shrines at Yokkaichi) — #44 Yokkaichi Sangūdō oiwake no zu (Juncture of Roads to Ise Shrines at Yokkaichi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #39 Okazaki yahagi kawa no hashi (Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki) — #39 Okazaki yahagi kawa no hashi (Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #37 Akasaka (Travellers by Moonlight at Akasaka) — #37 Akasaka (Travellers by Moonlight at Akasaka)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #50 Tsuchiyama suzugayama uchū nozu (Rainstorm at Bell Mtn. near Tsuchiyama) — #50 Tsuchiyama suzugayama uchū nozu (Rainstorm at Bell Mtn. near Tsuchiyama)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1844, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #41 Narumi Meibutsu Arimatsu shibori ten (Tie-Dyed Fabric of Arimatsu near Narumi) — #41 Narumi Meibutsu Arimatsu shibori ten (Tie-Dyed Fabric of Arimatsu near Narumi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

early 1840s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #14 Hara, Kambara, Yoshiwara, Yui, Okitsu — #14 Hara, Kambara, Yoshiwara, Yui, Okitsu

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1852, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), 興津田子の浦 Okitsu Tagoura (Tago Bay near Okitsu) — 興津田子の浦 Okitsu Tagoura (Tago Bay near Okitsu)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1850s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #31 Arai gosekisho (Ships Sailing off Arai) — #31 Arai gosekisho (Ships Sailing off Arai)

Utagawa Hiroshige

circa 1850, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Okazaki — Okazaki

Katsushika Hokusai

1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #52 Ishibe Mekawa no Sato (Mekawa Village Near Ishibe) — #52 Ishibe Mekawa no Sato (Mekawa Village Near Ishibe)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #53 Kusatsu Meibutsu Tachiba (Kusatsu, Shop Selling Ubamochi) — #53 Kusatsu Meibutsu Tachiba (Kusatsu, Shop Selling Ubamochi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Kanchiron (metal wine heater) — Kanchiron (metal wine heater)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1840, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #22 Okabe Utsu no yama tsuta no hosomichi (Okabe, the narrow ivy road by Mt. Utsu) — #22 Okabe Utsu no yama tsuta no hosomichi (Okabe, the narrow ivy road by Mt. Utsu)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), #47 Clear weather after snow at Kameyama — #47 Clear weather after snow at Kameyama

Utagawa Hiroshige

1833–1834, Edo period (1600–1868)