Fujisawa: Yogyoji
Artist/Culture
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Publisher
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋 喜兵衛 (Kikakudō 喜鶴堂)
(Japanese)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.9 x 35.6 cm (9 x 14 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1043
Label TextFujisawa: Yugy ji (Sh j k ki Temple)
from 53 Stations on the T kaid
And Hiroshige 1797-1858
Multicolor woodblock print, ban
Artist signature: Hiroshige ga
Censor's seal: kiwame
Publisher: Takemago, Tsuruki
John Chandler Bancroft Collection 1901.1043
The temple, a pilgrimage site, is on the hill in the background. In the foreground a group of blind men are approaching the huge torii gate that indicates the beginning of the road to the Enoshima Benten Shrine, another place of pilgrimage.On View
Not on viewUtagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855, 7th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
about 1840