Edo Komyo Kaitei Zukushi: The Ogiya Teahouse at Oji, a Suburb of Edo
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Dateabout 1840
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.2 x 34.9 cm (8 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1020
DescriptionThe Ogi-ya tea-house in Oji, a western suburb of Edo. It was situated on the bank of a shallow stream which two women, in the foreground, are shown wading across. The tea-house consisted of three buildings. As pictured by Hiroshige, the shoji have been pushed aside and several groups of guests are seen looking out.On View
Not on view
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
late 1822
Utagawa Hiroshige II 二代 歌川 広重 (Shigenobu 重宣)
1853
