Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 22732
The Hot Springs of Tonosawa at Hakone
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
- Date / 年代
- 1855
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 2000 × 1507 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Published by / 公開者
- 森川ミドリ
- Rights / 権利
- Commercial license required
- Attribution / 表記
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Catalog note / 解説
This print is an 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige. It is one of a series of 'aizuri' or monochrome blue depictions of famous places in Sagami Province (Kanagawa Prefecture). This particular view shows Tonosawa. It is one of the seven hot springs of Hakone, which is still one most frequently visited resorts in Japan. Blue is a colour associated with coolness and therefore suitable for summer fans. Although Hiroshige has used it exclusively here, he has managed to create a certain warmth and intimacy. You can see this in the lit-up buildings under the protective watch of the small shrine on the rocky outcrop behind. Materials: Woodblock print on paper
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