Mokuboji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata, No. 92 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Two well-dressed ladies disembark from the boat by which they have traveled up the Sumida River into the inlet known as Uchigawa. Their destination is one of Edo's famous suburban restaurants, seen in the upper right. Located within the precincts of Mokuboji Temple, which lies out of sight to the right, it specialized in dishes of taro and clams and was much prized among stylish residents of Edo. The area to the left with pines was known as Gozensaihata, or "The Honorable Vegetable Garden." Beginning in the 1650s, fresh vegetables for the shogun's table were produced there. It is unclear, however, if that practice still continued in Hiroshige's day.

Caption

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Mokuboji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata, No. 92 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 8th 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, 30.1478.92. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Mokuboji Temple, Uchigawa Inlet, Gozensaihata, No. 92 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Date

8th month of 1857

Period

Edo Period, Ansei Era

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print

Classification

Print

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

No publisher's seal visible, probably lost when left margin was trimmed. Date seal and censor seal at top margin.

Credit Line

Gift of Anna Ferris

Accession Number

30.1478.92

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