Hiroshige Vertical Tōkaidō · Shōno · Shiratori Mound · het graf van Yamato Takeru · Ansei 2 (1855) – Japan – Edo Periode (1600-1868)

歌川広重 — UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797–1858)Shōno: Ancient Site of the Shiratori Mound (庄野 白鳥塚古跡, Shōno, Shiratorizuka koseki)From: Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (五十三次名所図会, Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue), known as the "Vertical Tōkaidō", No. 46Technique: Woodblock print (mokuhanga), polychrome (nishiki-e) on Japanese washiDate: 1855 (Ansei 2), 7th monthPublisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵, Kōeidō)Seals: censor seal aratame (改) and date seal Hare 7 (卯七)Signature: Hiroshige hitsu (広重筆)Format: Ōban tate-e, [37 × 25 cm]__________________________________________________________CONDITIONThe colours are fairly well preserved and the impression reads well with some fading and soiling. The paper is firm and supple. Good overall. Please check the images carefully!__________________________________________________________The Place: The White Bird MoundShōno was the 45th post station of the Tōkaidō, in Ise Province, today's Suzuka in Mie Prefecture. The sheet is numbered 46 because the series counts Nihonbashi in Edo as number 1. The British Museum describes the design as porters of a daimyo procession resting by the road, with the burial mound rising among the rice fields.The mound is linked to Yamato Takeru, the great hero of the Kojiki and Nihon shoki. On his way back from his eastern campaign he fell ill at Mount Ibuki and died at Nobono in Ise before he could reach his home... lees verder bij Catawiki