Surugacho, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Arts of Asia

1856

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
Japanese, 1797-1858

In this print, Hiroshige oriented the street to lead directly to a view of Mount Fuji in the distance. The mountain is a cultural and religious icon in Japan, and artists frequently include it in their work. On either side of the bustling boulevard is the Echigoya store, the forerunner of today’s Mitsukoshi department stores. The urban scene is separated from Mount Fuji by a layer of wafting clouds edged in purple and orange gradation (bokashi). Though the sacred mountain is physically separate from the city, it is a constant presence.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Title: Surugacho, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1856
Medium: Color woodblock print; ōban
Dimensions: 36.5 × 24.5 cm (14 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson
Reference Number: 1965.1010
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Chinese Art Society of American Museums, 1965.

Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) and Mary A. Henderson (1905–1998), New York; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.

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