資料名 |
Okitsu, Okitsu River and the Foot of Satta Pass,from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations along the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 The scenery of people crossing Okitsu River, which flowed the east side of Okitsu post station, by kachi-watashi (Men porters who carried travelers to cross them over the river by walk.) is depicted. Satta Mountain Pass is 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 |
10279 |
