Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido)
![Kameyama, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido) by Utagawa Hiroshige](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/aic/thumb/kameyama-from-the-series-fifty-three-stations-of-aic-194457.webp)
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
25.4 × 18.1 cm (10 × 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
194457
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige a master of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, captures the vibrant spirit of travel in *Kameyama*, from his 1852 series *Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido*, affectionately known as the "Figure Tokaido" or *Jinbutsu Tokaido*. This chuban-sized color woodblock print (25.4 × 18.1 cm) depicts the 27th station along the historic Tokaido road, a vital coastal route connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto during Japan's Edo period (1603–1868). Hiroshige's series celebrates everyday life at these post stations, emphasizing human figures amid dramatic landscapes—a departure from his earlier,...
About the Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...