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Introduction

Celebrating the City

Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
October 2 - December 20, 1992

In Japan, the notion of meisho, or famous place, predates woodblock prints and extends back to classical poetry, in which well-known beauty spots and landscapes were celebrated in verse. In the popular culture of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Japan, the notion of meisho was extended to familiar attractions in the capital city, Edo (Tokyo), and beyond. The exhibition focuses on depictions of a number of meisho in Edo and other cities.

Selected Objects

Utagawa Hiroshige

Bikuni Bridge in snow, 1858.10

Utagawa Hiroshige

Sakasai Ferry (Sakasai no watashi), 1857.2

Utagawa Hiroshige

Enjoying the evening cool at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi yusuzumi), 1853.8

Utagawa Hiroshige

View with dawn clouds, Nihon Bridge, 1855.7

Utagawa Hiroshige

Bamboo Yards, Kyōbashi Bridge (Kyōbashi takegashi), 1857, 12th month

Utagawa Hiroshige

Amanohashidate peninsula, Tango Province, 1859

Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihonbashi, 1854.7

Utagawa Hiroshige

Snow at Akabane Canal, Shiba, ca. 1833-1843

Utagawa Hiroshige

The precincts of Tenman Shrine, Kameido in snow, ca. 1833

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Tamaya restaurant at Ura Gate, Kameido, 1838-1840

Utagawa Hiroshige

Yabu Lane at the Foot of Atago (Atagoshita yabukōji), 1857, 12th month

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cherry trees in full bloom, Arashiyama (Arashiyama manka), ca. 1834

Utagawa Hiroshige

Willow at the Exit from the Shimabara Pleasure Quarter (Shimabara deguchi no yanagi), ca. 1834

Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihonbashi: Daimyo procession Setting Out (Nihonbashi gyōretsu furidashi), ca. 1833

Utagawa Hiroshige

Rain shower, Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi no hakuu), ca. 1832-1838

Utagawa Hiroshige

Shinagawa: Departure of the Daimyo (Shinagawa shokō detachi), ca. 1833

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