This oban print from the Meisho Edo Hyakkei series depicts taikobashi, the steeply arched drum bridge at Meguro, and the adjacent Yuhi-no-oka (sunset hill), a semi-rural area south of central Edo associated with temple gardens and scenic overlooks. The drum bridge, named for the arched profile that resembles a taiko drum in cross-section, was a formal element typical of Japanese garden and shrine precincts, its curved form frequently mirrored in the still water below. Yuhi-no-oka's name carries direct reference to sunset light, which Hiroshige would likely render through warm amber or vermillion bokashi gradations across the sky. The Meguro district, removed from the dense urban core, offered compositions of relative openness combining natural scenery with architectural incident. Hiroshige may position the bridge in the foreground with the hill and sky extending behind it, contrasting the geometric precision of the carved stone structure against the softer atmospheric landscape typical of his meisho-e treatment of Edo's peripheral zones.
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.
Drum Bridge and Yuhi Hill at Meguro (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhi-no-oka), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Yes — Drum Bridge and Yuhi Hill at Meguro (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhi-no-oka), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" is part of the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series (print 111 of 118) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Drum Bridge and Yuhi Hill at Meguro (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhi-no-oka), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and famous places (meisho-e).
Drum Bridge and Yuhi Hill at Meguro (Meguro Taikobashi Yuhi-no-oka), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" measures 35.8 × 24.2 cm.
