Fudo Falls, Oji, No. 49 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

In the rainy summer months, the Otonashi River plunged from a projecting bluff of the Musashi Plain in dozens of small cascades. Some of these came to be singled out as the "Seven Falls of Ōji," with the Fūdo Falls as the best known of the seven for its religious, curative, and scenic allure. The two bathing men partake of the spring's healing powers. One man gingerly tests the water, while another at shoreside reaches for a cup of hot tea from an old woman.

Caption

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Fudo Falls, Oji, No. 49 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 9th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (36.2 x 23.7 cm) Image: 13 x 8 1/2 in. (33 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.49. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Fudo Falls, Oji, No. 49 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Date

9th month of 1857

Period

Edo Period, Ansei Era

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (36.2 x 23.7 cm) Image: 13 x 8 1/2 in. (33 x 21.6 cm)

Signatures

Hiroshige-ga

Markings

Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei

Credit Line

Gift of Anna Ferris

Accession Number

30.1478.49

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