1835
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Nagakubo (Station 28) from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido is a 1835 by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A small village glows under a bright moon. Travelers cross a wooden bridge, while a man leads his tired horse by lantern light. Kids play near the roadside. Hiroshige made this print for city people who wanted a taste of country life without the long trip. The road shown here was like an old highway—69 stops between Tokyo and Kyoto, each with inns and food. If you like this, look up *Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)*. His prints of everyday Japan feel like postcards from the past.
The inland road connecting Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto, the Kisokaidō had 69 post stations, similar to contemporary freeway rest areas. These prints of the mountainous Kisokaidō offered urban print collectors views of scenic spots without the inconveniences of travel. Moonlight silhouettes travelers leaving the Nagakubo station, while a figure with a walking stick approaches it across the Wada Bridge. In the foreground, a man leading his weary horse gazes at the moon while children play with dogs.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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