資料名 |
Views of Famous Places of Fifty-three Stations of the Toukaidou Nihonbashi Bridge: A View of Shinonome |
解説 |
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige Production date: 1855 (Ansei 2) In this work, profound information of the town is illustrated using the vertical composition. From the top, Mt. Fuji, Edo Castle, warehouses, the Nihonbashi Bridge and fish market are illustrated. The subtitle is Shinonome-no-kei (the view of eastern cloud) and Shinonome indicates the crimson sky at dawn. Therefore in this work, the scenery of lively atmosphere of the early morning fish market is illustrated. 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 |
10263 |
