The Kameido Tenmangu Shrine
Woodblock Print
1847-1848 (made)
1847-1848 (made)
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The ribmarks visible on this uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige help to moderate the composition's strong sense of perspective. The structure in the centre with its complex arrangement of roofs is the main building of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine in the north-east part of Edo's Honjo district. We are looking northwards from immediately in front of the taikobashi or drum bridge for which, along with the wisteria that can be seen blooming on trellises around the lake in the middle of the grounds, the shrine was and still is famous. Patronized by the Tokugawa shogunate (the ruling military family), the shrine was dedicated to the deified Sugawara Michizane (845-903), patron saint of learning and calligraphy.
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'The Kameido Tenmangu Shrine', from the series 'Famous Places in the Eastern Capital'; fan print, Japanese, 1847-1848 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige hitsu. Publisher mark: Enshuya Matabei. Censor seals: Hama and Kinugasa. |
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| Credit line | Webb Bequest |
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| Summary | The ribmarks visible on this uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige help to moderate the composition's strong sense of perspective. The structure in the centre with its complex arrangement of roofs is the main building of the Kameido Tenmangu Shrine in the north-east part of Edo's Honjo district. We are looking northwards from immediately in front of the taikobashi or drum bridge for which, along with the wisteria that can be seen blooming on trellises around the lake in the middle of the grounds, the shrine was and still is famous. Patronized by the Tokugawa shogunate (the ruling military family), the shrine was dedicated to the deified Sugawara Michizane (845-903), patron saint of learning and calligraphy. |
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| Accession number | E.4856-1919 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2003 |
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