Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike, No. 85 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The forward guard of a procession of samurai comes strutting up Kinokuni Hill with the Akasaka district in the distance. He wears a stern expression, intent on balancing in the palm of his hand a tufted standard that he would from time to time twirl and toss in the air. Some commentators have faulted Hiroshige for the downhill appearance of this uphill slope, but he is merely setting the stage for the performers. The figures probably belong to one side of a double-file procession, marching in a rhythmic goose step that is only hinted at by their tense posture.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike, No. 85 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 9th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.85. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Kinokuni Hill and Distant View of Akasaka Tameike, No. 85 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
9th month of 1857
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei. Date and censor seal at top margin.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.85
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