New Fuji, Meguro (Meguro, Shin Fuji), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

From Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, 1856–1858), this [oban](/glossary/oban)-format [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) depicts Shin Fuji (New Fuji) at Meguro — an artificial hill constructed in the 1820s to simulate Mount Fuji for Edo residents unable to undertake the actual Fuji pilgrimage. The mound was landscaped with the same vegetation found on the real mountain and crowned with shrine structures, functioning as a surrogate sacred site. Hiroshige likely depicts visitors ascending the constructed hill, which rose visibly above the surrounding gardens, possibly with the real Mount Fuji as a distant silhouette on the horizon beyond the city. The composition contrasts the deliberately cultivated pastoral character of this urban amenity with its ritual function as a pilgrimage substitute, offering an unusually verdant scene within an otherwise dense townscape. The print belongs to the final major series of Hiroshige's career, published by Uoya Eikichi and completed the year of the artist's death.