資料名 |
Nissaka, Distant View of Mt.Mugen from Sayo-no-Nakayama, from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 Along the Toukaidou Highway, there was a famous stone called “yonaki-ishi (a stone that weeps at night)” at the slope of Nakayama Mountain Pass of Sayo, which was located at the east side of Nissaka post station. In this picture, the stone is depicted in the middle of the mountain pass that extends from the foreground to the back and few travelers stop by to watch the stone. According to a legend, the spirit of a mother, who was killed by a bandit, transferred into this stone and weeps every night. 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 |
10287 |
