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The Pine of Success andOnmayagashi, Asakusa River(Asakusagawa shubi no matsuOumayagashi), from the seriesOne Hundred Views of Edo(Meisho Edo Hyakkei)

A work made of color woodblock print; ōban.
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  • A work made of color woodblock print; ōban.

Date:

1856

Artist:

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
Japanese, 1797-1858

About this artwork

This print depicts a scene on the Sumida River, also known as the Asakusa River. The sun has set and the stars are already appearing in the clear sky of early evening. To the left is the famous Pine of Success, a tree that symbolized visitors’ desires to get their money’s worth in the nearby pleasure quarters of the Yoshiwara. In the lower left corner of the image, a roofed boat sits with its green blinds lowered, the figure of a woman silhouetted behind them. She must not be alone: two pairs of clogs are just visible in the prow.

Status

On View, Gallery 107

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Title

The Pine of Success andOnmayagashi, Asakusa River(Asakusagawa shubi no matsuOumayagashi), from the seriesOne Hundred 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

35.3 × 24.3 cm (13 7/8 × 9 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1928.342

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