Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)"
- Series:
- Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi) (print 2 of 9)
- Date:
- c. 1834
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The Yodo River near Kyoto, depicted around 1834 as part of Hiroshige's series Famous Places in Kyoto. The Yodogawa was a major waterway connecting Kyoto to Osaka, its broad surface carrying commercial river traffic between the two great cities. Hiroshige captures the expansive horizontal sweep of the river, likely showing flat-bottomed boats and the low banks that characterize this stretch of water. The series applied the same meisho (famous places) format that Hiroshige used so successfully for Edo and the Tokaido road, turning Kyoto's celebrated sites into collectible oban prints that could bring the ancient capital's beauty into any home.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.
Yes — Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" is part of the Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi) series (print 2 of 9) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and kyoto, set at Kyoto.