Ochanomizu / Edo Meisho zue
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Ochanomizu — "Tea Water Gulch" — was a district in central Edo where fresh water was once drawn for the shogun's tea ceremony. By the Edo period it had become a picturesque canal cut through high bluffs, lined with cherry trees and overlooked by the Yushima Seido Confucian temple. Hiroshige's view, from the "Edo Meisho Zue" series, captures the deep-cut channel with boats passing below steep forested banks.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ochanomizu / Edo Meisho zue was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
Ochanomizu / Edo Meisho zue depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and cherry blossoms, set at Tokyo.