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「江都名所 上野東叡山」
The temple of Kan’ei-ji, also called Tōeizan, was a
family temple of the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled
Japan during the Edo period. Hiroshige uses an
exaggerated version of Western vanishing-point
perspective to suggest the vast temple grounds,
most of which now make up Ueno Park in Tokyo.
Today the area is still one of the most popular
spots in the city for cherry-blossom viewing, just
as it was in centuries past.
Tôeizan Temple at Ueno (Ueno Tôeizan), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Kôto meisho)
「江都名所 上野東叡山」
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 23.1 x 36.1 cm (9 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.394
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The temple of Kan’ei-ji, also called Tōeizan, was a
family temple of the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled
Japan during the Edo period. Hiroshige uses an
exaggerated version of Western vanishing-point
perspective to suggest the vast temple grounds,
most of which now make up Ueno Park in Tokyo.
Today the area is still one of the most popular
spots in the city for cherry-blossom viewing, just
as it was in centuries past.
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #58.1, pl. 464; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 247, horizontal ôban #11.3; Matsuki 1939, #138
DescriptionMFA impressions: *06.1411 (deaccessioned in 2019), 21.8919, 54.394
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: Tanaka
No blockcutter's mark
改印：田中
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：田中
彫師：なし
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)