資料名 |
Kanbara, View of Fuji River from Hill of Iwabuchi post-town,from the series “Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations along the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige 1855 At the west bank of Fuji River, which flowed between Kambara post station and Yoshiwara post station, there was a rest place (ai-no-shuku) called Iwabuchi. This picture depicts the scenery of other side of the Fuji River, seen from Iwabuchi, which was located at the rising ground. Mt. Fuji can be seen from the right side of the mountain that has a semicircular shape. 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 |
10277 |
