資料名 |
Ishiyakushi, Yoshitsune's Cherry Tree and the Shrine of Noriyori, from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 According to a legend, Minamoto no Noriyori, a half-brother of Yoshitsune, prayed for victory in the battle against Heiji Clan, and planted a branch of a cherry tree, up side down to the ground. The branch became a large cherry tree, as depicted in this picture and it is now known as “Yoshitsune Zakura”, Yoshitsune Cherry Tree. This picture was one of the works that were appears in Vincent van Gogh’s famous work “Portrait of Père Tanguy”. 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 |
10306 |
