Chiryu: Early Summer Horses (from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido)

Highlights

• Ando Hiroshige - The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido- Chiryu - 1985.239 - Cleveland Museum of Art by Utagawa Hiroshige — a faithful canvas reproduction of a classic Japanese woodblock print.
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Description

This woodblock print depicts a herd of horses grazing and milling about in open paddock fields at Chiryu, one of the fifty-three post stations along the historic Tokaido road that connected Edo (present-day Tokyo) to Kyoto during the Edo period. A dramatic pine tree anchors the composition against a pale blue sky, with travellers and handlers visible among the animals in the middle distance. The Chiryu station in Aichi Prefecture was famous for its annual summer horse fair, and Hiroshige captures that lively scene with characteristic flat color, fluid line, and serene atmospheric depth.