Catalog record · 目録番号 65548
Futami-ga-ura in Ise Province (Ise Futami-ga-ura)
Catalog note / 解説
Mt. Fuji is seen across a wide expanse of calm sea from the beach at Futami, Ise Province, with the ""husband and wife"" rocks in the foreground. The rocks off the Ise peninsula resonate with Japan’s tradition and folklore while the distant Mt. Fuji is bathed in a rosy glow from the horizon. This is an unusual positioning of Fuji, at such great distance from the front of the picture plane. (from “View from an Enchanted Window: Hiroshige and Mt. Fuji” exhibition, 3/16/2006-) **************** Like the painting displayed nearby, this print depicts an unusual scene of the Meoto Iwa (literally “Wedded Rocks”) in Ise Province, where Mount Fuji is said to be visible at about the time of the summer…
Image record / 画像情報
MFA · 1858. · mfa
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