資料名 |
Totsuka, from the series “Fifty-three Pairings for the Toukaidou Highway” |
解説 |
Utagawa Hiroshige Production date:1844-47 The lady looks up to Mt. Fuji is a maid Okaru, one of the character of a kabuki play “Kana-dehon Chushingura (The Revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin)”. The illustrated place is a slope of Tostuka, and Okaru is on her way to elope with her lover Hayano Kampei. Kana-dehon Chushingura” was written based on the historical incident that took place in the Edo period. However, it was prohibited to use the real incident of the time for the story of kabuki, it was performed as “the story of Kamakura period”. 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 |
10097 |
