Hiroshige's Tsuchiyama
Title: Tsuchiyama
Artist: Ando Hiroshige (active ca. 1790-1823)
Series: The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka series - each print has a comic poem or Kyoka)
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Dated: originally in Edo period (late 1830's), this is a re-carved edition in 1920's
Format: Chuban yoko-e
Width: 24.5 cm Height: 18.5 cm
Tsuchiyama was a station known for its persistent rains, and Hiroshige’s depiction of rainfall became one of his most iconic stylistic signatures. This 1920s re-carved print allows the viewer to see the delicate, hand-carved lines used to represent the falling rain against a rural backdrop. Hiroshige's focus on the seasonal and climatic changes of the Japanese landscape provided a revolutionary new direction for Ukiyo-e, making his work as relevant today as it was nearly 200 years ago.
