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

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)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
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
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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