Catalog record · 目録番号 22907
In the Mountains of Izu Province (Izu no sanchû)
伊豆の山中
Catalog note / 解説
The exact location of vantage-point in Hiroshige’s series the “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji” leaves open the question of realism in depiction of a particular place. However, the mention of Izu Province tells the viewer that this is the view from Izu peninsula south-east of Mt. Fuji. The composition of waterfall and low, forested hills is capped by the majestic Mt. Fuji in the distance. Great care has been taken to echo the shape of the hill in the foreground with the perfect cone-shaped Fuji. Although the series “Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji” had been created before by both Hokusai and Hiroshige, the imagery and the selected viewpoints varied according to composition, print format (such as…
Image record / 画像情報
BM · 1859 (?spring) · bm
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