Evening Glow at Ryogoku
Woodblock Print
1843-1847 (made)
1843-1847 (made)
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The presence of Mount Fuji in the left-hand corner of this uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige indicates that we are looking south-west across the span of the Sumida river. On the far shore, framed between the prow and the roof of the pleasure boat in the foreground, is the Motoyanagi Bridge and the willow tree growing at its northern end. The name of the boat, the Utagawa-maru, that appears on both the plaque and the prow is written with the same characters as the ‘Utagawa’ of Hiroshige’s name. The small characters on the boat in the middle of the river read oatari / mizugashi, meaning 'highly acclaimed / fruit for sale'. The design is one of a complete set of eight prints owned by the V&A. The Hakkei ('Eight Views') formula was a popular one, having its ultimate source in Chinese paintings of the Xiao and Xiang rivers. It was originally used in Japan in the form of poetic and painterly references to eight famous sites around Lake Biwa in south-west Japan’s Omi Province (modern Shiga Prefecture).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'Evening Glow at Ryogoku', from the series 'Eight Views of Edo'; fan print, Japanese, 1843-1847 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Publisher mark: Ibaya Senzaburo. Censor seal: Yoshimura. |
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| Object history | Purchased from J. S. Happer, accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | The presence of Mount Fuji in the left-hand corner of this uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige indicates that we are looking south-west across the span of the Sumida river. On the far shore, framed between the prow and the roof of the pleasure boat in the foreground, is the Motoyanagi Bridge and the willow tree growing at its northern end. The name of the boat, the Utagawa-maru, that appears on both the plaque and the prow is written with the same characters as the ‘Utagawa’ of Hiroshige’s name. The small characters on the boat in the middle of the river read oatari / mizugashi, meaning 'highly acclaimed / fruit for sale'. The design is one of a complete set of eight prints owned by the V&A. The Hakkei ('Eight Views') formula was a popular one, having its ultimate source in Chinese paintings of the Xiao and Xiang rivers. It was originally used in Japan in the form of poetic and painterly references to eight famous sites around Lake Biwa in south-west Japan’s Omi Province (modern Shiga Prefecture). |
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| Accession number | E.531-1911 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2003 |
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