View of Mount Atago (Atago-yama no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Capital (Miyako meisho no uchi)
- Date:
- 1870-71
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Description
This 1870-71 Museum of Fine Arts Boston print by Hasegawa Sadanobu I depicts Mount Atago, the celebrated peak northwest of Kyoto that hosts a major Shinto shrine dedicated to the protection of houses from fire. The print belongs to Sadanobu's landscape series Miyako meisho no uchi (Famous Places in the Capital), produced across the late Edo and early Meiji years to chronicle the major sites of Kyoto, the imperial old capital that was experiencing rapid changes as the Meiji government relocated to Tokyo. Mount Atago's combination of natural prominence, sacred associations, and seasonal scenic beauty made it a perennial subject in Kyoto topographical prints. Sadanobu's composition captures the mountain's profile against the surrounding landscape, with figures and buildings providing scale and human reference. The MFA's holding documents Sadanobu's continued productivity into the Meiji period and his role as visual chronicler of Kyoto on the eve of its modernization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
View of Mount Atago (Atago-yama no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Capital (Miyako meisho no uchi) was created by Hasegawa Sadanobu I (長谷川貞信) in 1870-71.
View of Mount Atago (Atago-yama no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Capital (Miyako meisho no uchi) depicts landscapes.