Mie River, Yokkaichi (Yokkaichi, Miegawa), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan-tsugi no uchi)

Dateca. 1832-34

Label TextThe forty-third station on the Tokaido, Yokkaichi was a bustling seaport on Ise Bay. Rather than picturing a crowded cityscape, however, Hiroshige chose to show a low-lying river plain outside of town. In a funny, all-too-human moment, a gust of wind blows off a man's hat, and he scrambles to catch it. It is a charming, affecting scene infused with Hiroshige's distinctive sense of the enduring connection between man and nature. --Catherine Roche, Curatorial Associate, 2010

Object number2017.23.17

Provenance[Egenolf Gallery, Burbank, California]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 2006; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2017

Photo CreditPhoto: Colleen Kollar Zorn

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints, Apr. 1 - July 4, 2010. Text by Catherine Roche. Cat. no. 52, reproduced p. 75. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013.

Credit LineGift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

DimensionsSheet: 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (24.1 x 37.5 cm)

MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper