資料名 |
Fuchu, View of Nichou-machi red light district near by Miroku town from Abe River,“Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations along the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 The pleasure quarter of Nicho-machi, located near Abekawa River is illustrated. The scenery is illustrated from the Daimon Entrance as if to look down inside of the pleasure quarter. A crescent moon appears from a mountain depicted in the background. 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 |
10281 |
