Catalog record · 目録番号 22498
Cherry Trees on Mount Goten
Catalog note / 解説
The commanding view of Edo Bay in this <i>uchiwa-e</i> (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is taken from the top of Mount Goten in the southern (Shinagawa) part of the Takanawa district in south Edo. When the villa that occupied the site burnt down in the late 17th century, it became a popular place for viewing cherry blossoms open to the citizens of Edo at large. Like the view taken from the opposite direction in Hiroshige's <i>One Hundred Famous Views of Edo</i>, the focus here is less on the blooming cherry trees than on the scarred landscape that resulted from huge quantities of earth being dug away to build the cluster of island fortresses visible in the distance. Known as <i>odaiba<…
Image record / 画像情報
VAM · 1856 · vam
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