
土山
春之雨
土山宿手前の田村川に架かる坂橋を描いています。土山は「板は照る照る鈴鹿は曇る」 相の土山雨が降る」の馬子唄でも有名。難所の鈴鹿峠を控え、旅人の往来や近江商人たちの物資の流通で繁昌しました。
本陣(2)脇本陣(0)旅籠屋(44)
名物(名坂田村川、飴、うどん、
そば、さし櫛)
Tsuchiyama
From Sakanoshita the Tokaido led one a distance of about four and a half miles over the Suzuka Pass to Tuchiyama, a place which has always been famous for its rain. In this print Hiroshige attempted, with great success, to capture the particular beauty of a rainy day, treating the raindrops themselves in a fashion that was later to gain him much admiration in the West.
The setting is probably in the vicinity of the Tamura Myojin Shrine, which is sacred to the memory of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, a famous warrior of the eighth cenfury, though the scenery itself is probably Hiroshige's own invention. The placement of the procession of travelers, of the tall cedars, and of the river is geometrically unbalanced, but the picture is brought tightly together by the color values. The contrast between the indigo of the river and the red and green raincoats of the travelers is particularly beautiful. This is one of the four or five most highly treasured prints in the Tokaido series.

大名行列、最後の図が「土山」です。
描かれているのは行列の先頭で
春の雨が降る中を静かに歩んでいます。
広い地面、行列と水流。
上に家並みと木立を配しました。
雨はやわらかく刷り出され、
しとしとと降りしきっています。


降りしきる雨。
土山宿の東にある田村川に架かる橋を、
大名行列の先頭が渡るところを描いています。
春の雨です。
線のおおさが雨脚の強さを表しています。
