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Hiroshige / Yoshiwara, 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hoei-do)

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年代 : 天保4年頃
サイズ : 大判
刷 : 優良
保存 : 良
詳細 : 少汚れ / 薄い中折 / 小虫穴補修

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東海道五十三次、松原の間に望む吉原の左富士である。この図でも判るように街道の吉原周辺は道が大きく左右に湾曲しており、東の江戸から西の京都に向かう際に右側に見ていた富士が左側に現れる道があることからそう呼ばれた。画面からあふれるように大きく描かれた近景の松から視線を道沿いに進めると、3人の子供を乗せ進む馬が目に留まる。一人は左に顔を向けており、その視線を辿るように更に道をなぞると見えてくるのは、奥に霞む雄大な富士だ。観る者の視線を軽妙に操る広重の技が光る一枚である一方、あどけない子供を運ぶ馬という大変のどかで趣深い一枚でもある。

東海道五十三次は、保永堂によって出版された広重の作品を代表するシリーズである。
当時保永堂はまだ新興の版元で、新しい表現に燃え、エネルギーに満ちあふれていた。広重もそれに触発されてか、意欲的に制作に取り組み、自身の体験をもって臨場感ある豊かな作品に仕上げた。

広重は寛政9年、江戸八代洲河岸の定火消同心・安藤源右衛門の子として生まれた。幼少より絵を好み、15歳のときに歌川豊広の門下となった。初め、美人画や役者絵を描いたが、やがて「東都名所」のシリーズを皮切りに、数々の風景画を制作、人気絵師として名を馳せた。

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Date : c. 1833
Size : O-ban
Impression : Very good
Condition : Good
Detail : Slight browning / Light centerfold / Restored small wormholes

This is a view of Yoshiwara seen between pine groves in the series "53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hoei-Do)". This view is also known as "Left Fuji." As can be seen in this view, the roads in the Yoshiwara area are curved to the left and right. Fuji, which was seen on the right side when traveling from Edo in the east to Kyoto in the west, has a path that appears on the left side depending on the road. As the viewer's eye moves along the road from the large pine tree in the nearby field, which overflows the picture, a horse carrying three children catches the viewer's eye. One of the children is looking to the left, and if you follow the path as if following his gaze, you will see the majestic Fuji in the distance. While this is a picture in which Hiroshige's skill in manipulating the viewer's gaze is evident, it is also a very peaceful and atmospheric picture of a horse carrying an innocent child.

The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido is the most representative series of Hiroshige's works, published by Hoei-do.
At the time, Hoei-do was still a new publisher, actively adopting new expressions and full of energy. Perhaps inspired by this, Hiroshige also worked enthusiastically on the series and created rich works based on his experiences.

Hiroshige was born in 1776, the son of Ando Genemon, a fireman on the Yashirosu river bank in Edo. He loved painting from an early age and became a student of Utagawa Toyohiro at the age of 15. At first, Hiroshige painted beauties and portraits of actors. He became famous as a popular painter by creating numerous landscapes, starting with his "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" series.

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