Yugoyoji Temple (Fugisawa), in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Medium
seascapes
Classification
seascapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay
Accession Number
1948-134-7
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Ando Hiroshige’s *Yugoyoji Temple (Fujisawa)* captures a tranquil moment along Japan’s historic Tokaido Road, one of fifty-three stations the artist depicted in his celebrated series of the 1830s. Created around 1834, this woodblock print belongs to Hiroshige’s landmark *Fifty-Three Stations the Tokaido*, a visual travelogue that brought the sights of the journey between Edo and Kyoto to a wide audience. Although classified here as a seascape, the scene gently blends coastal atmosphere with the quiet presence of the temple, reflecting Hiroshige’s gift for evoking mood through subtle weather an...