Gotenyama, Shinagawa, No. 28 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Gotenyama, or Palace Hill, was the southernmost projection of the Shinagawa heights. It overlooked the Meguro River to the south and the Tokaido highway to the east as the road passed through the narrow settlement of Shinagawa, gateway to the city of Edo. The palace for which it was named was ascribed to Ota Dokan, the fourteenth-century founder of Edo, and was the suburban retreat of the early Tokugawa shoguns. After the shogunal villa burned, Gotenyama became one of the city's most popular flower-viewing sites.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Gotenyama, Shinagawa, No. 28 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 4th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Image: 13 11/16 x 9 in. (34.8 x 22.9 cm) Sheet: 14 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.28. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Gotenyama, Shinagawa, No. 28 in 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
Image: 13 11/16 x 9 in. (34.8 x 22.9 cm) Sheet: 14 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-hitsu
Markings
No publisher's seal visible, probably lost when left edge was trimmed.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.28
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