資料名 |
Views of Famous Places of Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Shinagawa, Viewing Post Station from Goten-yama Hill |
解説 |
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige Production date: 1855 (Ansei 2) In this picture, the view of Shinagawa post station from Goten-yama is illustrated. During Edo period, Goten-yama located at Takanawa Plateau was famous for its fine view of cherry-blossom flowers in spring. Using half the space to depict the sky and ocean, the vague graduated band of red extends straight at horizon gives an accent to this work. 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 |
10264 |
