Sumiyoshi Festival, Tsukudajima, No. 55 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In the middle distance, a chanting mob of young men carries the sacred palanquin of the Sumiyoshi Shrine through the shallow flats surrounding the island of Tsukudajima. The giant banner in the foreground bears the inscription "Sumiyoshi Daimyōjin," an honorific title of the shrine deities, with the names of donors below. The smaller inscriptions to either side provide the date and the name of the calligrapher, Seikengū Gengyo. This is none other than the poet and artist Baisotei Gengyo, the designer of the Table of Contents for this series.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Sumiyoshi Festival, Tsukudajima, No. 55 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 7th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (36.2 x 23.7 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (33.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.55. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Sumiyoshi Festival, Tsukudajima, No. 55 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
7th 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 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (33.9 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
No publisher's seal visible, probably lost when left margin was trimmed. Date & censor seals in top margin.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.55
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