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.
Shiba, the district south of Edo between the castle town and the bay, was home to Zojoji — the great Jodo-sect temple serving as mortuary temple for the Tokugawa shoguns — as well as the lively Shiba Daijinguu shrine and teahouse district. This numbered Edo view captures a slice of this multifaceted neighborhood where religious gravity and popular entertainment coexisted.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
#32. Shiba was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#32. Shiba depicts urban scenes, temples & shrines, and seascapes.
