The Pine Grove at Miho in Suruga Province and the Kiyomigaseki Barrier Station
Woodblock Print
1852 (made)
1852 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Hiroshige chose a view of Mount Fuji for this 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design. We see the mountain from the Kiyomigaseki Barrier, looking across Miho Bay with its famous grove of pine trees. The Barrier was located on the Tokaido Highway between the 17th and 18th post-stations of Okitsu and Ejiri in Shizuoka Prefecture. Kiyomigaskei was an old barrier station set up as part of the provisions of the Taika Reforms in the 7th century. It subsequently fell into disuse and was absorbed into the grounds of the nearby Seikenji Temple. However, its name survived because of its proximity to the Miho pine grove and its poetic literary associations. Hiroshige has considerably skewed the topography for this composition, as did other artists who depicted this area. If we were actually at the site of the Barrier looking towards Mount Fuji, the Miho pine grove would be well out of sight to the right.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Pine Grove at Miho in Suruga Province and the Kiyomigaseki Barrier Station (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'The Pine Grove at Miho in Suruga Province and the Kiyomigaseki Barrier Station', from an untitled series of views of famous places in the provinces; fan print, Japanese, 1852 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher mark: Sanpei. Censor seals: Magome and Hama. Date seal: Rat 5 (1852/5). |
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| Credit line | R. Leicester Harmsworth Gift |
| Summary | Hiroshige chose a view of Mount Fuji for this 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design. We see the mountain from the Kiyomigaseki Barrier, looking across Miho Bay with its famous grove of pine trees. The Barrier was located on the Tokaido Highway between the 17th and 18th post-stations of Okitsu and Ejiri in Shizuoka Prefecture. Kiyomigaskei was an old barrier station set up as part of the provisions of the Taika Reforms in the 7th century. It subsequently fell into disuse and was absorbed into the grounds of the nearby Seikenji Temple. However, its name survived because of its proximity to the Miho pine grove and its poetic literary associations. Hiroshige has considerably skewed the topography for this composition, as did other artists who depicted this area. If we were actually at the site of the Barrier looking towards Mount Fuji, the Miho pine grove would be well out of sight to the right. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.2919-1913 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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