資料名 |
Ishibe, Guests at an Inn, from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 Utilizing the vertical composition, the interior of an inn from the grand floor to the second floor is depicted. The scenes that guests relax and enjoy the time in the rooms and working waiters are also depicted. Since many travelers who travelled the Toukaidou Highway from Kyoto stayed the first night at Ishibe post station, many inns were lined along the highway and this station was flourished with many travelers. The series, “Views of Famous Places of Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou” was produced in 1855, when Hiroshige was 59 years old, and this is his last Toukaidou series. This series is also called “The Toukaidou in Vertical Pictures” since it is produced as the series of vertical pictures. It is considered the vertical composition is not suitable for landscape pictures since it is difficult to find the good balance in the space. However Hiroshige, the master of landscape pictures used this composition in a distinctive way, created the masterpiece series. |
資料番号 |
10313 |
