Okazaki 1906

"Okazaki" is a woodblock print created by Utagawa Hiroshige I in 1906, and it is a part of the "Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road" series. The print depicts the Okazaki Bridge, a wooden structure over a river, with travelers and pack animals crossing it. The bridge is prominent in the foreground, with the mountainous background and small village providing context. Hiroshige's masterful use of color, composition, and perspective creates a sense of depth and realism, capturing the essence of traditional Japanese landscape art. This print, now at the Rijksmuseum, showcases the beauty of a historical site and exemplifies the art of woodblock printing in Japan.