Totsuka: Moto Machi Betsudo

Artist/Culture Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Publisher Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋喜兵衛 (Kikakudō 喜鶴堂) (Japanese)

Date1834

Mediumwoodblock print

Dimensions22.9 x 35.2 cm (9 x 13 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

Terms

Japanese Print

Object number1901.1041

Label TextTotsuka: Motomachi Detour (Motomachi-betsud ) from 53 Stations on the T kaid And Hiroshige 1797-1858 Multicolor woodblock print, ban Artist signature: Hiroshige ga Censor's seal: kiwame Publisher: Takemago, Tsuruki John Chandler Bancroft Collection 1901.1041 This station, twenty three miles from Nihonbashi, was the first one at which a traveler, who had left Edo at dawn, stopped to spend the night. A maid is greeting the guests. Hanging under the eaves are the names of the traveling parties staying at the inn. The signpost points the way to the famous Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura, about five miles away. In this version, it is late in the day and a male guest is dismounting after arriving at the inn.

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