「愛宕山の図」

This meisho-e depicts Atago-yama, a small wooded hill in Shiba (present-day Minato ward, Tokyo) rising about 26 meters above sea level and topped by the Atago Shrine, founded in 1603. Kiyochika's version would reflect his hallmark kosen-ga approach: atmospheric light filtered through mist or handled as night illumination, rendered through nuanced bokashi gradations across the sky and canopy rather than the flatter tonal fields typical of earlier Hiroshige depictions of the same site. The steep stone steps leading to the shrine — historically climbed on horseback in competitions of skill — were a recognizable landmark. Published during the 1870s or early 1880s, the print participates in Kiyochika's broader project of recording a Tokyo in rapid physical transformation, giving permanence to sites whose character was changing under Meiji-era modernization.