Kyoto, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of Tōkaidō
Other Titles
Kyoto 京都, from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi 東海道五十三次
Abstract
In this depiction of the final station of the Tōkaidō, Hokusai evokes the old capital city of Kyoto by showing a close-up view of a group of courtiers followed by ox-drawn carts. The procession may suggest a court-related event.
Accession Number
C00.1755.040
Format
prints
Culture
Japanese (culture or style)
Genre
Landscapes (representations)
Origin Information
Edo (Tokyo), Japan
Date
ca. 1806
Physical Description
1 print ; sheet 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.5 x 15.5 cm)
Note (Period)
Edo period
Note (Medium/support)
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
This series of images illustrating the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō is characteristic of Hokusai's style in the early 1800s, when, unlike several decades later, the artist focused on figures instead of landscape and used the traditional narrati ve device of cloud patterns.