#19. Matsuchiyama
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Matsuchiyama, a low hill in the Asakusa district of Edo, was home to the Shoten shrine and offered panoramic views over the Sumida River. This print depicts the landmark as part of a numbered survey of Edo sights, showing the hill's distinctive profile rising above the surrounding flatlands and waterways. The location was particularly popular for cherry blossom viewing in spring.
More Prints by Utagawa Hiroshige
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A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
Woodblock print
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
Color lithograph
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
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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
#19. Matsuchiyama was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#19. Matsuchiyama depicts urban scenes, temples & shrines, and rivers & lakes.