「愛宕山の図」

This [meisho-e](/glossary/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](/glossary/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.