#41 Narumi meisan arimatsu shiboriten (Shops of Tie-Dyed Fabric near Narumi)

Utagawa Hiroshige, artist

1797–1858

Tsuta-ya, artist

#41 Narumi meisan arimatsu shiboriten (Shops of Tie-Dyed Fabric near Narumi), 1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 341 x 225 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 370 x 248 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 9/16 x 9 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.7216

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Archive Label 2003: The Tokaido highway ran 351 miles between Kyoto and Edo (modern day Tokyo). The sights and activities along the highway’s fifty-three stops became a popular subject of many print artists, but Hiroshige is the artist most closely associated with the Tokaido. His numerous series of prints on the highway sold by the thousands to a public eager for images of the well-traveled highway. Travelers could buy local specialties from shops along the Tokaido. The print of Station No. 41 near Narumi shows bolts of tie-dyed fabric for which the area was famous. The traditional craft remains a thriving industry in this area today.