資料名 |
Okazaki, The Yahagi Bridge over Yahagi River, from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 Yahagi Bridge that spanned over Yahagi River was the longest bridge among the Toukaidou Highway. On the bridge, a procession of samurai, followed by the porters carrying spears, is depicted. Although the length of the bridge is not directly emphasized, by depicting the huge bridge piers from the angle to look up the bridge from underneath, this picture innovatively expresses the length of the bridge. 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 |
10300 |
