Nissaka-sayo no Naka Yama|東海道五十三次之内　日坂　佐夜の中山|Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige

ca. 1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Travelers pass the famous Night-Weeping Stone (yonaki-ishi) near a steep uphill course to Nissaka. According to legend, a pregnant woman was killed by bandits, and her blood fell on the stone. Ever since, the stone has cried out every night for her. The magnificent, sharp slope at the right is boldly contrasted with the gentle silhouette of the low-lying hills.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

ca. 1833–34

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939