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Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)" by Utagawa Toyohiro — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, c. 1804/18

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)"

by Utagawa Toyohiro

Ukiyo-e
MoonlightAutumn Foliage
Date:
c. 1804/18
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban

Description

An oban landscape from Toyohiro's Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei), depicting the autumn moon (shugetsu) rising over Atago Hill, one of the highest natural vantage points in central Edo and a celebrated place for moon-viewing and seasonal poetry. The Eight Views convention pairs each of eight places with a specific atmospheric or temporal effect (evening rain, autumn moon, returning sails, evening bell), and Toyohiro's handling of the autumn moon here is an exercise in the kind of atmospheric reduction at which he excelled, large areas of paper left almost unmodulated to convey sky and silence. Held by the Art Institute of Chicago and dated to circa 1804-1818, the print stands as a direct precursor to Hiroshige's own series treating the same set of Edo subjects two decades later.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)" was created by Utagawa Toyohiro (歌川豊広) in c. 1804/18.

Autumn Moon at Atago Hill (Atago shugetsu), from the series "Eight Views of Edo (Edo hakkei)" depicts moonlight and autumn foliage.