#47 Kameyama Fūu raimei (Wind, Rain, and Lightening at Kameyama), Utagawa Hiroshige

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Utagawa Hiroshige, #47 Kameyama Fūu raimei (Wind, Rain, and Lightening at Kameyama)
Utagawa Hiroshige, #47 Kameyama Fūu raimei (Wind, Rain, and Lightening at Kameyama)
Utagawa Hiroshige
#47 Kameyama Fūu raimei (Wind, Rain, and Lightening at Kameyama)
1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1797–1858
#47 Kameyama Fūu raimei (Wind, Rain, and Lightening at Kameyama), 1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Gojūsan tsugi meisho zukai (Collected Pictures of the Famous 53 Stations), popularly known as Tate-e Tōkaidō (Vertical Tokaido)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 343 x 225 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 13 1/2 x 8 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 370 x 248 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 9/16 x 9 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7253
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The Tōkaidō (Eastern Sea Route) was the main road connecting the capital of Edo (present-day Tokyo) with Kyoto. The route was heavily traveled by messengers, pilgrims, and merchants as well as by large retinues of feudal lords whom the shogun required to journey periodically from their home provinces to the capital. Woodblock prints showing scenes of th 53 stations along the Tōkaidō became popular in the nineteenth century, and Hiroshige became the most celebrated artist of this subject.
In this print, travelers scurry up a steep road toward the castle at Kameyama in the distance. This section of the journey was one of the most difficult, for the mountain paths were hazardous to climb and the weather was often inclement. Black diagonal lines create a driving rain, and lightning flashes illuminate the sky in a bright yellow color that is echoed in the rain garb of the travelers.