From Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58), a 118-print series of vertical oban landscapes and genre scenes that defined the visual image of Edo for generations. A complete set sold for $405,400 at Sotheby's Online Jul 2024.
Gohyakurakan — the "Five Hundred Rakan" — refers to Rakanji temple on the banks of the Sumida River south of Ryogoku, which housed a hall containing five hundred carved stone statues of the Buddha's disciples. The temple was a popular destination for residents who came to find the face of a deceased relative among the varied expressions of the statues. This numbered Edo view captures the temple and its distinctive sculptural collection.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
#26. Gohyakurakan was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#26. Gohyakurakan depicts temples & shrines, religious, and rivers & lakes.
