Hilltop View, Yushima Tenjin Shrine, No. 117 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This view is to the northeast from the precincts of Yushima Tenjin Shrine, looking out over the Shinobazu Pond. The main sanctuary of the shrine is off to the left. Pictured is a side approach that could be reached by the two different stone stairways shown here, either the one on the lower right or the one by which the two figures in the center are ascending.
Yushima Tenjin was one of the oldest shrines in Edo and was dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the patron saint of learning and the arts. It is still devoutly patronized by rich and poor alike. Like many favorite shrines and temples, it served as a major center of recreation in Hiroshige's day.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Hilltop View, Yushima Tenjin Shrine, No. 117 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 4th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.117. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Artist
Title
Hilltop View, Yushima Tenjin Shrine, No. 117 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
4th month of 1856
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei. Seals in top margin: Date and censor seal.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.117
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