Benkei Moat From Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi, No. 54 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This broad, gently curving stretch of water represents a segment of the great inner moat of Edo Castle. The red-gated mansion to the upper left belonged to Ii Naosuke, one of the shogun's closest political advisers. It was along the road to the lower left that he was assassinated by a group of hotheaded young loyalist samurai as he proceeded from his mansion to Edo Castle on a snowy day in early 1860.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Benkei Moat From Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi, No. 54 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 5th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 5/16 x 9 5/16 in. (36.4 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, 30.1478.54. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Benkei Moat From Soto-Sakurada to Kojimachi, No. 54 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
5th month of 1856
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 5/16 x 9 5/16 in. (36.4 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 seal.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.54
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