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Station 13 of the Tokaido (Numazu) edit

Woodblock print of Numazu from the 1850 edition of the 53 Stations of the Tokaido by Hiroshige.

Of all the Featured Pictures that are artwork, I haven't seen any by Asian artists yet. Here's one by Hiroshige, which comes from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido series of woodblock prints, 1850 edition (there are a number of different editions, each with different images he did each time). This one seems to be a good quality scan with no noticeable artifacts, although there appears to be some vertical banding. Used in Ukiyo-e.

Nominate and support. howch e ng {chat} 23:37, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but I would like to see more information about it, in the caption perhaps. Specifically, what the text on the image means in english. HighInBC 23:49, 11 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- The text in the box on the right is "13th Station of the Tokaido" (literally, it says "Tokaido 13"), then to the left is "53 (something -- the character means 'next' but it might mean something else in this context)". To its left is "Numazu" (the location). I can't tell what it says in the box on the far left, but it appears on all 53 images in this series (see the other prints at [1]). howch e ng {chat} 00:00, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

the characters are 廣重画, that's the signature of the artist. 廣 is the traditional form of 広.--K.C. Tang 06:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. When it's calligraphy like that I can hardly read it, but I did figure it was his signature (although I was also thinking that he would have used a seal instead). howch e ng {chat} 06:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The character 次 ("next") in this sense is usually translated "stage": one of the post towns on the highway. Thus the 53 stages of the Tokaido (and varying numbers of stages on other highways). Fg2 07:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose Suffers from colored moiré stripes (vertical yellow bands) over most of the image. Would support a better scan witout this artifact. --Janke | Talk 13:50, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support. I would give this picture my full support, but Janke brought up a valuable point. However, I don't believe this makes it un-featureable. Nauticashades 17:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose would support an edit, or scan that removes the moire. PPGMD 22:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per User:Janke, but would support a better scan. --S0uj1r0 04:15, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Per Janke; for these art FPCs, it's crucial to get a good scan, or else there would be a lot more art FPs. --Tewy 23:59, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted