#42. Kasumigaseki
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Kasumigaseki — "Misty Barrier" — appears here as a numbered view in a survey of Edo's neighborhoods, the broad administrative district near the shogunal castle lined with the gates of the great daimyo estates. The name evoked a legendary barrier-gate and the atmospheric mists that gathered in the low-lying ground. As one of the capital's most formally ordered districts, Kasumigaseki offered a different character from the lively merchant quarters of the east.
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Frequently Asked Questions
#42. Kasumigaseki was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#42. Kasumigaseki depicts urban scenes and architecture.