Ryogoku Ekoin and Moto-Yanagi Bridge (Ryogoku Ekoin Moto-Yanagibashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

From 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo,' this [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) depicts the Eko-in memorial hall at Ryōgoku alongside the Moto-Yanagi Bridge over the Tatekawa canal. The Eko-in was originally constructed to memorialize the thousands of victims of the Meireki fire of 1657 and became a site for memorial services for the unidentified dead; it later served as the main venue for grand sumo tournaments in Edo. Hiroshige's composition likely positions the viewer from the water looking toward the bridge and temple grounds, with the flat Shitamachi townscape receding into the distance beyond the canal. The water setting permits reflection effects and the blue-dominated palette typical of Hiroshige's river and canal views. Warm ochres and grey-browns would describe the wooden bridge structure and the temple buildings along the bank. This print captures a district dense with associations — religious memory, popular spectacle, working-class neighborhood — that Hiroshige integrated into the [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) genre's blend of topography and cultural resonance.