Ueno Shinobazu no ike (Shinobazu Pond at Ueno), Utagawa Hiroshige

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Utagawa Hiroshige, Ueno Shinobazu no ike (Shinobazu Pond at Ueno)
Utagawa Hiroshige, Ueno Shinobazu no ike (Shinobazu Pond at Ueno)
Utagawa Hiroshige
Ueno Shinobazu no ike (Shinobazu Pond at Ueno)
mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Hiroshige
1797–1858
Ueno Shinobazu no ike (Shinobazu Pond at Ueno), mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Edo Meisho (Famous Places in Edo)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 213 x 342 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 3/8 x 13 7/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 213 x 342 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 3/8 x 13 7/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7207
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: Installation related to "Tokyo: The Imperial Capital Woodblock prints by Koizumi Kishio, 1928-1940," Feb-2005, Hillary Pedersen Ueno Park was built in the center of Edo as a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Within the park is the famous Shinobazu pond, the subject of many famous poems, paintings and prints. It is said that it was constructed as a miniature of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, complete with a small island in the center. Park-goers in this print walk around the periphery of the pond, passing in front of a man selling souveniers. A small shrine dedicated to Benten, the goddess of water, is accessed by a bridge, seen in the background of the composition.