Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhinooka), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places of Edo (Edo meisho hyakkei), 1857, 4th month
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: 'aratame' (certified) and date seal Snake 4 (April 1857)
Signed: 'Hiroshige ga'
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi
Sealed: 'aratame' (certified) and date seal Snake 4 (April 1857)
Vertical oban: 37.1 x 24.9 cm. (14 ⅝ x 9 ¾ in.)
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The setting here is the valley of the Meguro River, with Yuhi Hill rising up on the left. A blanket of snow covers the scene as snow continues to fall...
The setting here is the valley of the Meguro River, with Yuhi Hill rising up on the left. A blanket of snow covers the scene as snow continues to fall heavily against the evening sky, as travellers cross the stone bridge, bracing themselves from the cold.
A similar impression is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. JP645, go to: The MET, Meguro Taikobashi
Another similar impression is in the collection of The British Museum, London, museum no. 1948,0410,0.85, go to: The BM, Meguro Taikobashi
A similar impression is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. JP645, go to: The MET, Meguro Taikobashi
Another similar impression is in the collection of The British Museum, London, museum no. 1948,0410,0.85, go to: The BM, Meguro Taikobashi