Shimosuwa, from Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (1835–38): Art, History and Details

Shimosuwa, from Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō (1835–38) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This print shows travelers enjoying a meal at an inn, with the innkeeper looking pleased at the guests’ enthusiasm. In the background, another traveler is gratefully relaxing in a wooden tub filled with hot natural spring water, having discarded his robe next to the bath. Shimosuwa was the only stop along the Kisokaidō—a 534-kilometer (332-mile) road running from Nihonbashi in Edo (now Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto—with a natural hot spring. The print series was a collaboration between Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen (1790–1848).

Object facts

• Title: Shimosuwa, from Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō
• Date: 1835–38
• Creator attribution: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
• Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
• Type: Print
• Technique: Color woodblock print
• Dimensions: 25.3 x 37.7 cm (9 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1985.322

Collection credit

The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

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