This oban print from the Meisho Edo Hyakkei series presents a panoramic view of two of Edo's most celebrated landmarks: Azumabashi, spanning the Sumida River, and Kinryuzan — the popular name for Senso-ji temple in Asakusa. The distant-view (enbo) composition implies a recessed vantage point, possibly from the opposite bank of the Sumida, allowing both structures to be read simultaneously against the open sky. The graceful span of Azumabashi recedes into the middle ground while the five-story pagoda of Senso-ji rises above the surrounding rooftops in the background. Hiroshige depicted the Sumida River corridor repeatedly across his career, and broad graduated bokashi washes across the river's surface and sky are consistent with his treatment of this terrain. Senso-ji, the oldest temple in Edo and a destination for pilgrims and pleasure-seekers, held particular resonance for Hiroshige's meisho-e subjects. The pairing of bridge and temple in a single view emblematizes the integration of civic infrastructure and religious life along the Sumida corridor.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Distant View of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple (Azumabashi Kinryuzan enbo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Yes — Distant View of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple (Azumabashi Kinryuzan enbo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" is part of the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series (print 39 of 118) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Distant View of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple (Azumabashi Kinryuzan enbo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and temples & shrines.
Distant View of Azuma Bridge and Kinryuzan Temple (Azumabashi Kinryuzan enbo), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" measures 36.2 × 25.1 cm.
