Toto Aoi-ga-oka no taki 東都葵ヶ岡の瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Aoi-ga-oka waterfall in the eastern capital (Edo) — a cascade within the grounds of the Hanzoin or a nearby temple precinct — appears in this print from the Shokoku Taki-meguri (Tour of Waterfalls) series. The falls' location within the city itself made them an accessible urban nature spectacle, distinct from the remote mountain cascades that dominated most waterfall pilgrimage itineraries.
More Prints by Katsushika Hokusai
Empress Jito (Jito Tenno) from the series
Woodblock print
Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks)
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Fukuroi
1804
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The Fishermen of Katase Hauling in Their Nets: The Purple Shell (Murasakigai)
1821
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More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
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View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
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Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Toto Aoi-ga-oka no taki 東都葵ヶ岡の瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Toto Aoi-ga-oka no taki 東都葵ヶ岡の瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り depicts urban scenes, waterfalls, and temples & shrines.