Fukagawa Lumberyards, No. 106 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The Fukagawa lumberyards, site of part of the huge supply of lumber needed by the world's largest wooden city, were of great economic importance. In early Edo, lumber was kept closer to the center of town. However, in the wake of a fire in 1641 that destroyed not only houses but the lumber needed to rebuild them as well, the government ordered the yards removed to the Fukagawa district. The snow falling on the water here provides one of the brightest images of winter in the series.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Fukagawa Lumberyards, No. 106 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 8th month of 1856. 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, 30.1478.106. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Fukagawa Lumberyards, No. 106 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
8th month of 1856
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
Title in cartouche upper right. Signature in cartouche lower left. Censor seals in upper right border. No publisher's seal visible. Probably lost when left margin was trimmed. Date and censor seal at upper margin.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.106
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