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

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

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of 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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.