Ueno Yamashita, No. 12 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This scene depicts the area known as Yamashita ("Below the Mountain") in Ueno Park. The abstract band of pink and yellow represents the famous cherry blossoms of Kan'eiji Temple ("The Mountain"). The small shrine hidden in the woods is Gōjō Tenjin, and the adjacent restaurant is Iseya, which advertises a rice dish blended with pickled shiso, a minty herb. The procession of parasol-covered women in the lower left corner may be a group of ladies-in-waiting. Stopping to gaze at them is a group of commoners, somewhat awkwardly diminished in size.
This print is one of three in the series that have been ascribed to Hiroshige II.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Ueno Yamashita, No. 12 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 10th month of 1858. Woodblock print, Image: 13 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (33.5 x 22.2 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.12. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Ueno Yamashita, No. 12 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
10th month of 1858
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (33.5 x 22.2 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
Publisher, censor seals not visible, probably lost when left edge was trimmed.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.12
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