Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 26

26 Nissaka - A very steep yellow road in a mountainous district, and at the foot of it people examining a large rock, marking the spot where a murder was committed. Travellers look inquisitively at the popularly called Night weeping stone lying on the road. Legend has it that the stone called out to a priest to rescue a child from its dying pregnant mother who had been attacked by bandits at night. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4)

Ando Committed Fifty Hiroshige Hoeido Hoyeido Magohachi Marking Mountainous Steep Takenouchi Tokaido Travellers Ukiyo Utagawa Woodblock

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