資料名 |
Hiratsuka, from the series “Fifty-three Pairings for the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Picture: Utagawa Hiroshige Production date: 1844-47 (Kouka 1~4) With a dynamic expression of lightning and wild wave crash, the legend that explains the origin of the name of Banyu River at Hiratsuka is written. The explanatory note describes that “On December of 1198 (Kenkyu 9), Inage Saburou went to a bridge that crosses over the Sagami River. Inage build this bridge for his wife (who passed away) and there was a ceremony to celebrate the completion of bridge taking place. Even the first warrior leader Minamoto-no-Yoritomo participated for this ceremony. However, while the ceremony was taking place the sudden lightning made Yoritomo’s horse frightened and as a result, it went into the river and died. Since Yoritomo’s horse went into the river, this river was called Banyu River, which means a horse goes into river”. This is a part of the Toukaidou series ukiyo-e, but unlike the other works that focus on the landscapes and views of post stations, in this series the scenes based on legends, tales, kabuki drama, and joururi plays that relate to each post station are illustrated. On the upper part of each work, an explanatory note is written and the picture relates to the notes is illustrated on the lower half. This series was rare since three very popular artists from Utagawa School, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Kunisada (Toyokuni III) were all involved to produce the series together. Furthermore, six publishers were collaborated to produce this series. (In this exhibition, works by Utagawa Hiroshige and Utagawa Kuniyoshi are displayed.) |
資料番号 |
10099 |
