Two pairs of two unit votive slips, both with a red group mark (Hakkakuren) at the top and an advertisement for Sennyoko on the top right-hand side. The upper quadrant of each part contains fan frames with scenery. Both slips include the name Utashige. On the left slip, the group mark reads fifty-three stations (Gojusan-tsugi) and the fan is decorated with red maple flowers and pink cherry blossoms and depicts a ferry landing with a stone lantern, mountains, and ferries with text that reads ferry ([watashibune]). Three slips are under the fan: the pink one reads Arai, the yellow one reads famous product (meibutsu) eel (unagi), and the green one reads Somemade. The bottom quadrant on the left contains a depiction of skewered unagi on a plate. The right slip reads Tokaido on the group mark. Three ferries in the ocean and mountains are depicted in the fan frame with a text of Imagiri, decorated with camellias and chrysanthemums. The three slips under the fan read Maisaka, Mai tobacco, and Sakatatsu, respectively from the right. The bottom quadrant contains tobacco leaves.
Two pairs of two unit votive slips, both with a red group mark (Hakkakuren) at the top and an advertisement for Sennyoko on the top right-hand side. The upper quadrant of each part contains fan frames with scenery. Both slips include the name Utashige. On the left slip, the group mark reads fifty-three stations (Gojusan-tsugi) and the fan is decorated with red maple flowers and pink cherry blossoms and depicts a gateway at the entrance to a Shinto shrine surrounded by many trees with a background of mountains. Three slips are under the fan: the pink one reads Chiryu, the yellow one reads, famous product (meibutsu) noodles of Imokawa (Imokawa menrui) and the green one reads Tsuta[domo]. The bottom quadrant on the left contains a depiction of a wooden container with a ladle and udon noodle on a bamboo tray. The right slip reads Tokaido on the group mark. A long bridge toward a castle with a mountains in the back are depicted in the fan frame with a background of castles, decorated with camellias and chrysanthemums. The three slips under the fan read Okazaki, famous product (meibutsu) Awayuki tofu, and Sencho, respectively from the right. The bottom quadrant contains a sake bottle, tofu in a bowl with a sake cup on a tray.
Two pairs of two unit votive slips, both with a red group mark (Hakkakuren) at the top and an advertisement for Sennyoko on the top right-hand side. The upper quadrant of each part contains fan frames with scenery. Both slips include the name Utashige. On the left slip, the group mark reads fifty-three stations (Gojusan-tsugi) and the fan is decorated with red maple leaves and pink cherry blossoms, and depicts the scenery of the Shinagawa coastline with boats in the water. Three slips are under the fan: the pink one reads Shinagawa, the yellow one reads Omori tsukemono, and the green one reads Kanaiwa. The bottom quadrant on the left contains two packaged items tied with string; one has a label for seaweed (nori). On the right slip, the group mark reads Tokaido. A scene of people crossing a bridge with Mt.Fuji in the background is depicted in the fan frame, which is decorated with camellias and chrysanthemums. The three slips under the fan read Nihonbashi, Urine Hatsumono, and fu OO respectively from the right. The bottom quadrant contains a bonito (katsuo) with a bunch of straw.
Orange deciduous trees and dark green coniferous trees divide the foreground from the background, comprised of a rendering of Mount Hood in this watercolor landscape piece., (1970) Phil Tyler was born in Alabama. Eventually he moved west and settled on a small ranch at the base of Mt. Hood. A painter of the cowboy life, his subjects come from personal experience with that life. HORSEMAN focuses on a lone horsemen cantering across a pale green, light-washed space. The background is simply a wash of color which modulates from soft green to soft brown. The horse and rider are carefully and lovingly delineated from curb bit, to girth, to chaps. The acquisition of this work was made possible by Oregon's Percent for Art in Public Places program which is administered by the Oregon Arts Commission., The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html