資料名 |
Seki, The Junction of the Pilgrims’ Road to Ise Shrine, from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 The scenery of a junction that connects the Toukaidou Highway and the approach to Ise Shrine, which was located at the east end of the Seki post station is depicted. The flat road that extends diagonally from the foreground to the right is the Toukaidou Highway and the road suggested from the Torii Gate depicted in the middle of the picture is the approach to Ise Shrine. The depiction of a flock of flying birds emphasizes the space that vertically extends to upward. 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 |
10309 |
