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Display Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige Display Title: "Hatsune Riding Grounds, Bakurocho" Translation(s): Bakurocho hatsune no baba Series Title: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Suite Name: Meisho Edo hyakkei Creation Date: 1857 Medium: Woodblock Height: 13 1/4 in. Width: 8 5/8 in. Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 in. x 8 5/8 in. (33.66 cm x 21.91 cm) Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Clark Cavenee Label Copy: "One Hundred Famous Views of EdoOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo is one of the last series Hiroshige made before his death in 1858 after a long-term illness. These 115 prints together present his unique meditation on locations in Edo. Hiroshige distances the viewer from the people he portrays, who go about their daily lives unaware of being observed and inattentive to the fleeting nature of life. The images reveal the warmth and nostalgia of a successful artist at the end of his career for the culture and people of his home city and the locales that they enjoyed and made famous through their appreciation of simple and natural beauty.In downtown Edo, freshly dyed bolts of cloth dry in elegant swathes across the foreground of an open space that had before been a field where the shogun would exercise his horses. A fire watchtower with alarm bell rises high over the residential buildings as a constant reminder of the ever-present threat of fire in the city.The impression of this particular print is crisp and clean, and its condition permits a certain delicacy and grace to prevail throughout the scene. For instance, the graceful branches of the willow trees include tiny specks of green suggesting early spring, a detail that is only seen in early editions of this print such as this." Label Copy (Spanish): "Cien vistas famosas de EdoCien vistas famosas de Edo es una de las ltimas series que hizo Hiroshige antes de su muerte en 1858, despus de una larga enfermedad. Estos 115 grabados presentan su singular cavilacin sobre estos sitios en Edo. Hiroshige separa al espectador de las personas representadas en los grabados, ocupadas en sus vidas diarias sin estar concientes de que son observadas y de la fugacidad de la vida. Las imgenes revelan la calidez y la nostalgia que sinti un artista exitoso al final de su carrera por la cultura y la gente de su ciudad y las localidades que estas personas disfrutaron e hicieron famosas a travs de su apreciacin por la belleza sencilla y natural. En el centro de Edo, los rollos de tela recin teida se secan en franjas elegantes en el primer plano de un espacio abierto que haba sido un campo donde un shogun trabajaba a sus caballos. Una torre de vigilancia de incendios con una campana de alarma se yergue sobre los edificios residenciales como un recordatorio constante de la persistente amenaza de incendios en la ciudad. La impresin de este grabado es ntida y limpia y su condicin permite que cierta delicadeza y gracia predomine a lo largo de la escena. Por ejemplo, las ramas grciles de los sauces incluyen pequeas manchas de verde que sugieren el comienzo de la primavera, un detalle que slo se ve en ediciones tempranas de este grabado. "