資料名 |
Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway Hara |
解説 |
Utagawa Yoshikazu The production date: 1853 (Kaei 6) The flight of troops in Hara recalls an episode from the war between the Taira and Minamoto clans. In the battle along the Fuji River, the Minamoto forces made a detour, startling waterfowl that had been asleep in a distant marsh. The birds flew off all at once, and the sudden noise spooked the Taira forces, who took flight as a result. In this picture, however, the warriors appear to be fleeing simply because they were surprised by a snake. Hara Station was also noted for its view of Mount Fuji, which towers majestically in the background. The Kambara print shows two samurai menacing a snail. It was apparently inspired by a saying that translates “a battle on the horns of a snail,” meaning strife over a petty matter. Many Utagawa school ukiyo-e artists published the series “Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway”. In this distinctive series, Yoshikazu introduced the legends and episodes that related to the post stations of the Toukaidou Highway humorously. Generally, he produced humorous pictures with horizontal small ko-ban size format. Utagawa Yoshikazu Date of birth and death unknown Yoshikazu was a pupil of Utagawa Kuniyoshi and active from the Kaei era till Meiji 3 (1848~1870). He also used the artist names such as Shunsai and Ichikawa. He produced many worrier pictures, kacho-ga (pictures of birds and flowers), and Yokohama-e (ukiyo-e depicting foreigner’s life styles or the scenes of Yokohama). He also produced illustrations of kusa-zoshi (books with illustrations ). |
資料番号 |
10594 |
