Typical Scene on the Tokaido
date: label: Date
content: 1797-1858
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: While the merchant class was considered the lowest of rank during this peaceful period, Hiroshige highlights this working-class as muses for his artwork. Near the forefront of the print are two pairs of workers carrying people of importance. It was not uncommon during this time for samurai families to travel on the Tokaido in this manner. Just beyond these men is a man leading a horse, perhaps using this town as a rest stop. Other figures are placed in the equal distance around the print. White sails are depicted far off in the range. One old and brilliant tree acts as the focal point for this everyday scene.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-263
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper