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「東都名所 柳嶋妙見堂」
Myôken Hall in Yanagishima (Yanagishima Myôken-dô), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
「東都名所 柳嶋妙見堂」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839–42 (Tenpô 10–13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24.9 x 37.2 cm (9 13/16 x 14 2/3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. G. S. Amsden
Accession Number52.1435
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Yanagishima, literally “Willow Island,” was not really an island but was bordered by intersecting canals. It was noted for a hall devoted to the worship of Myōken, the Boddhisattva of the Big Dipper, at the Nichiren Buddhist temple Hōshō-ji. The most famous of the many worshippers there was Hiroshige’s artistic rival, the great Hokusai. The lantern-lit building next to the temple is one of Edo’s most famous dining places, the Hashimoto restaurant, which continued in business until 1923.
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #55.14, pl. 778; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #65.14; Matsuki 1939, #45
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.9911, 52.1435
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
Provenance1952, gift of Dr. George S. Amsden (b. 1870 - d. 1966), Acworth, NH, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 9, 1952)