Catalog record · 目録番号 23216
Morning Mist at Mishima (Station #12)
Catalog note / 解説
Numerous garments depicted bear the distinctive small overall patterns of kasuri, sparkling white against an indigo-blue ground. Hiroshige captures the moment of an early morning departure from the town near Mishima Shrine. Against gray silhouettes of houses, trees, and the shrine building and torii gate, travelers starting their day's trip emerge from the morning mist, moving toward the viewer. Palanquin carriers in short indigo-blue jackets take brisk steps, while their passenger, dressed in kimono and haori (a short outer robe) dozes in his seat. A servant wearing a short jacket and leggings balances two bundles on a shoulder pole-a square package and a large indigo-dyed furoshiki. Behin…
Image record / 画像情報
MET · c. 1833 - 1834 · met
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