ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM 9 Right: UtagawaHiroshige I 初代目歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858) Distant ViewofMt. Fuji fromtheMountainRoad inTotsuka, no. 6 fromthe series Pictures of Famous Places of the Fifty-three Stations, 1855 Color woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper MaryA. AinsworthBequest, 1950.1330 A series of paddy fields lies between two low rows of hills, fit carefully into the available space. Three farmers are planting rice in the foreground. A basket with rice seedlings sits on a berm nearby. In the distance, travelers walk along a mountain road lined with small stalls that sell refreshments and provide shade. Rising from the clouds in the distance is Mt. Fuji, located far to the west of this stop on the Tōkaidō, the village of Totsuka on the coastal road linking Edo to Kyoto. Below: UtagawaHiroshige I 初代目歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858) The StoneYakushi Temple at Ishiyakushi, fromthe series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, ca. 1833 Color woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper MaryA. AinsworthBequest, 1950.835 Amore typical rice field is seen here, a flat open space with young trees and brush separating it from a nearby town. In the foreground is a raised berm of earth used not just for the paddy but also widened to accommodate foot travel. Two figures carrying a heavy load on a pole between them are seen hurrying on the makeshift road (see detail on page 8). Behind them, farmers use large rakes to gather rice straw, adding it to the carefully constructed stacks nearby. Rice straw is highlighted on page 14.
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