Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

ca. 1833–34

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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.

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Nissaka-sayo no Naka Yama
東海道五十三次之内　日坂　佐夜の中山
Title: Station Twenty-six: Nissaka, Sayo no Nakayama, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1833–34
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. (23.8 x 36.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP2878
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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