#40. Atagoyama
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Atagoyama, a modest hill in the Shiba district of Edo, was topped by the Atago Shrine, which had been established there in 1603 at the founding of the city. Its steep stone steps were famous — the site of a celebrated feat of horsemanship where a samurai rode his horse up and down the precipitous staircase. This numbered Edo view likely shows the shrine's hilltop position and the views it commanded over the surrounding city.
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)
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View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
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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
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Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
#40. Atagoyama was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#40. Atagoyama depicts urban scenes and temples & shrines.