Artwork preview

東海道五十三次之内 荒井

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a beach scene. A group of people walk along a sandy beach. Some carry bundles or luggage. A boat sits on the right side of the image, partially on the sand. A small stone structure with a tiled roof sits near center. Several trees line the beach. A building with a fenced area is on the left. The background features a body of water with distant mountains and a pink and blue sky. Vertical Japanese text appears on the left and right edges and in the upper center. A red banner with Japanese text hangs from a pole on the right edge.

Artwork details

Date:
early 20th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 455 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette

You May Also Like

Shirasuka,  from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
Arai
Shirasuka: View of Shiomi Slope (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
東海道五十三次 保土ヶ谷
東海道五十三次 か奈川
Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Oiso, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
東海道五十三次 川崎
Goyu
Narumi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
Otomo Kihan
Shirasuka
Shin Yoshiwara Nihon Tsutsumi Emonzaka Akatsuki
Yokkaichi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
Takanawa Ni-ju-roku Ya
Descending Geese at Asuka Hill (Asukayama rakugan), from the series "Twelve Views of Edo (Edo juni kei)"
Kanagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Ōtsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Ōtsu)
Hodogaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Fukuroi: Tea Stall (Fukuroi, dejaya no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
Yoshida,  from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
Miya, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
Shimizu Harbor in Suruga Province (Sunshu Shimizu minato), from the series "Harbors of Japan (Nihon minato zukushi)"
東海道五十三次 藤枝