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Photo, Print, Drawing Eight Sights in the Environs of Edo.

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Title

  • Eight Sights in the Environs of Edo.

Summary

  • This work is a series of nishiki-e (Japanese multicolored woodblock prints) that depict eight scenic spots around Edo (present-day Tokyo). The series, dating from about 1838, is one of the greatest artistic masterpieces from among the many woodblock prints of Utawaga Hiroshige I (1797--1858). The work consists of: Azuma no mori yau (Night rain at Azuma no mori); Haneda rakugan (Wild geese alighting at Haneda); Gyōtoku kihan (Returning sailboats near Gyōtoku); Sibaura seiran (Mountain vapor at Shibaura); Ikegami banshō (Evening bell at Ikegami); Koganei-bashi sekisho (Evening glow at Koganei-bashi bridge); Tamagawa shūgetsu (Autumn moon over the Tamagawa River); and Asukayama bosetsu (Evening snow at Asukayama). The son of a jōbikeshi dōshin (a fireman officer under the shogunate), Hiroshige was born in Edo, and his original name was Ando Jūemon. He became an artist in the ukiyo-e style, training under Utagawa Toyohiro (1773--1828). Hiroshige's scenic landscapes are among the best-loved of his many works.

Names

  • Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Edo : Sanoya Kihei, 1838.

Headings

  • -  Japan--Tokyo
  • -  1838
  • -  Country life
  • -  Landscape prints
  • -  Ukiyo-e
  • -  Woodcuts

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 8 papers : woodcut, color ; 25 x 37 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Japanese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668770

Online Format

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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Andō, Hiroshige, Artist. Eight Sights in the Environs of Edo. Japan Tokyo, 1838. Edo: Sanoya Kihei. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668770/.

APA citation style:

Andō, H. (1838) Eight Sights in the Environs of Edo. Japan Tokyo, 1838. Edo: Sanoya Kihei. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668770/.

MLA citation style:

Andō, Hiroshige, Artist. Eight Sights in the Environs of Edo. Edo: Sanoya Kihei. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668770/>.