Numazu- The Ashigara Mountains and Numazu Station by Utagawa Kunisada

Numazu- The Ashigara Mountains and Numazu Station Possibly 1854 - 1858

print, ink, color-on-paper

childish illustration

pastel soft colours

print

japan

handmade artwork painting

ink

color-on-paper

wedding around the world

illustrative and welcoming

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

cartoon carciture

cartoon theme

watercolor

This woodblock print, titled "Numazu - The Ashigara Mountains and Numazu Station," showcases the artistic mastery of Utagawa Kunisada, a prominent figure in the Japanese ukiyo-e movement. Created sometime between 1854 and 1858, the print depicts a picturesque landscape of the Ashigara Mountains, with Mount Fuji prominently featured in the background. The scene also includes a couple, a man and a woman, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, adding a human element to the composition. Kunisada's masterful use of color and detail creates a visually captivating and historically significant artwork that embodies the essence of the Edo period.

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In addition to being a town along the Tokaido Roadway, Numazu was also the setting a famous scene in the Kabuki play, Igagoe. In this play, a traveler named Ju_bei is befriended by a local porter who invites the young man to his home. Through a series of mishaps, it is eventually revealed that the porter's daughter, Oyone, is actually Ju_bei's sister. In this print, Kunisada shows Oyone folding Ju_bei's jacket probably unaware, at this point, that they are siblings. Above, Hiroshige provides a scene of Numazu at the foot of Ashigara Mountain.