Kojimachi at Benkei Moat, from Sakurada Gate
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Hiroshige produced an estimated 8,000 designs over his 40-year career, making him one of the most prolific masters of ukiyo-e. His market has strengthened significantly in recent years, with the 2025 Sotheby's Paris record of $2.4M and growing international collector interest.
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.
Woodblock print
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kojimachi at Benkei Moat, from Sakurada Gate was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Kojimachi at Benkei Moat, from Sakurada Gate depicts warriors and architecture.
