description Shimada: Suruga River Overview
Shimada: Suruga River is a color woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, produced in the 1830s. The scene shows travelers and their baggage being carried through the shallow bed of the Oi River near Shimada, where crossing arrangements were used instead of a permanent bridge. Its elevated viewpoint emphasizes the river's breadth and the movement of people across the landscape.
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Which river is shown in Hiroshige's Shimada: Suruga River?
The scene shows travelers crossing the Oi River near Shimada. The print is known as Shimada: Suruga River because Shimada was the Tokaido station associated with this crossing.
How did travelers cross the river in Shimada: Suruga River?
Travelers and their baggage were carried through the shallow water rather than using a permanent bridge. Hiroshige makes this river-crossing arrangement the central action of the scene.
Who made Shimada: Suruga River?
Utagawa Hiroshige made the color woodblock print. It belongs to The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido, produced in the 1830s.
Why are baggage carriers shown in Shimada: Suruga River?
The carriers represent the practical way travelers and luggage crossed the shallow Oi River at Shimada. Their presence shows the physical difficulty of travel on the historic Tokaido route.
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