Hakone

Ando Hiroshige

Date:

19th c.

Medium:

Japanese woodblock print

ID Number:

2013.2.5.11

• Description
  From the set of prints "53 Stations of the Tokaido." A high peak, round the base of which, through a gorge, a daimyo's cortège is wending it's way; on the left the Hakone Lake, with Fuji in the distance. The Hakone pass was the most arduous stretch of the entire Tokaido Highway. It was steep and difficult to climb, and harboured many roaming bandits. However, the pass abounded in scenic spots and hot spring resorts and continues to attact many visitors.
• See Also

  Who

  Ando Hiroshige

  What

  Japanese woodblock print

  From the Collection

  G. Lewis Schmidt and Kyoko Edayoshi Schmidt Art Collection