Catalog record · 目録番号 22657

Famous Gardens in Edo

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代: 1835
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital image / 画像: 2000 × 1531 px
Published by / 公開者: 紫藤メイ

Catalog note / 解説

This relatively early <i>uchiwa-e</i> (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige gives the names of six gardens in Edo alongside depictions of the plants for which they were famous. These are, clockwise from top right, wisteria at Kameido (Kameido Tenjin Shrine), bushclover at Hagidera (Ryuganji Temple), peonies at Tomigaoka (Tomigaoka Hachiman Shrine), irises at Kinegawa, plum blossoms at Hyakkaen and maples at Kaianji (Temple). Materials: Colour print from woodblocks

Image record / 画像情報

VAM · 1835 · vam

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