UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Travelers warming themselves at a bonfire under a large pine in the desolate winter scene. Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, is the twenty-ninth station of the Tokaido. While important landmarks Hamamatsu Castle and Zazanza Pine Trees are distantly depicted, the plume of smoke and the stiff pine trunk at the center dominate the composition of this work.