Kojimachi at Benkei Moat, from Sakurada Gate
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
The moat at Benkei-bori alongside Kojimachi, viewed from the Sakurada Gate of the shogunal castle, offered one of the more composed urban vistas in Edo — broad water reflecting the castle walls, willows trailing along the embankment. This view, likely from a series of Edo's notable spots, captures the formal geometry of the castle's outer defenses alongside the natural softness of the waterway plantings.
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Kojimachi at Benkei Moat, from Sakurada Gate was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
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