Yatsukoji, Inside Sujikai Gate, No. 9 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Unlike Western plazas, Japanese urban hirokōi, or "broad spaces," were for passage rather than for gathering. Open public space on such a scale was unusual in Edo. Here it was made possible by the demands of constant traffic and by the government's insistence on creating a firebreak. Edo was one of the largest wood-built cities in the world and suffered many fires.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Yatsukoji, Inside Sujikai Gate, No. 9 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 11th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Image: 13 3/8 x 8 15/16 in. (34 x 22.7 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 3/16 in. (36.2 x 23.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.9. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Yatsukoji, Inside Sujikai Gate, No. 9 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
11th month of 1857
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/8 x 8 15/16 in. (34 x 22.7 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 3/16 in. (36.2 x 23.3 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga; Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.9
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