資料名 |
Shimada, The East side of Oi River,from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations along the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hirosige 1855 The view of Oi River and the far bank of the river is seen from the bank of Shimada side (sungan, the Suruga side river bank). The view is depicted from the opposite side of the previous “Kanaya” work. Three gently-sloping mountains are depicted in the background of Oi River. A serpentine line is created by a series of travelers who walks toward the point where the mountain ridges are crossed, and the line gives perspective to the 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 |
10285 |
