資料名 |
Futagawa, Sarugababa-Tateba post-town, from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 The scenery of Saru-ga-baba rest place, which was located between Futagawa post station and Shirasuka post station is depicted. The teashops, which were famous with a local specialty, the sweet dumpling wrapped with oak leave, are lined along the road. The effect of the gradation of the color, from the bottom to the top of a mountain, gives perspective, which is unique to the mountainous region, to this picture. 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 |
10295 |
