Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 22705

Kiga

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代: 1850
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 2000 × 1542 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is one of a complete set of six. They are owned by the V&A and show the seven hot springs of Hakone. Hakone is situated in the south-western corner of Kanagawa Prefecture about 40 kilometres from Mount Fuji. It was the 10th post-station along the Tokaido Highway. City dwellers wanting to escape the noise and bustle of Edo (modern Tokyo) could reach it quite easily. Hakone is still one of the most frequently visited resorts in Japan. Many inns were built around Hakone's hot springs. These were a popular subject for 'ukiyo-e'('pictures of the floating world') artists. They created paintings and woodblocks for the popular urban market. This…

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