Ishibe: ryosha tomarikyaku (Ishibe: Guests at the Inn)

Description

Colour woodblock print 52 entitled Ishibe: ryosha tomarikyaku (Ishibe: Guests at the Inn) from the series Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue (Famous Places Along the 53 Stations [of the Tōkaidō] Illustrated) depicting an inn at night, with guests visible on the verandas, through opened sliding doors and at the windows: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Museum reference

A.595.52.37

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsutaya, Publisher

Date

1855

Associations

Depicted: Tokaido (road), Honshu, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Ishibe, Konan-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan, East Asia