Tsuchi-yama

Ando Hiroshige

Date:
19th c.
Medium:
Japanese woodblock print
ID Number:
2013.2.5.50
  • Description
    From the set of prints "53 Stations of the Tokaido." The head of a daimyo's procession crossing a torrent by a bridge towards the village, hidden in a grove of trees, under a heavy downpour of rain. This station, situated in the mountain forest, was known for its plentiful spring rainfall. Against heavy rain, wearing raincoats the vanguards of a procession of a feudal lord are crossing a small bridge spanning a torrential brook.
  • See Also
    Who
    Ando Hiroshige
    What
    Japanese woodblock print
    From the Collection
    G. Lewis Schmidt and Kyoko Edayoshi Schmidt Art Collection