/internal/media/dispatcher/916885/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailAsakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival (Asakusa tanbo Torinomachi môde), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)1857 (Ansei 4), 11th monthUtagawa Hiroshige IUoya Eikichi (Sakanaya Eikichi, Kinshōdō)Vertical ôban; 35.7 x 24.5 cm (14 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection21.95030No. 101 (winter section) on the title page for the series.
MFA impressions: 11.36876.65, 11.45668, 18.26, 21.9503
冬の部。遊女屋の一室。猫の座る格子窓より浅草裏田圃（うらたんぼ）の鷲（おおとり）神社の酉の町（市）へ詣でる人々の列を描く。市は11月の酉の日に行われ、縁起物の熊手や八つ頭芋を求める人で賑わった。図の左下には土産らしい熊手の形の簪が置かれている。 -- 藤澤紫ＫPrints35.700000000023712201