Kameido Tenmanjū Kedai no Yuki (Snow in Precincts of Temman Shrine, Kameido), Utagawa Hiroshige

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1797–1858
Kameido Tenmanjū Kedai no Yuki (Snow in Precincts of Temman Shrine, Kameido), 1832–1834, Edo period (1600–1858)
Portfolio/Series title: Tōto Meisho (Famous Places in the Eastern Capital)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 225 x 348 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 7/8 x 13 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 258 x 375 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 10 3/16 x 14 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7360
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Installation related to "Tokyo: The Imperial Capital Woodblock prints by Koizumi Kishio, 1928-1940," Feb-2005, Hillary Pedersen
This shrine was established in the 1660’s as part of the eastward expansion of the city after a devastating fire in 1657. Included in the precints are elaborate gardens, streams and bridges that are meant to capture the beauty of each season. The two famous Taiko (’’drum“) Bridges, curved to such an extreme degree that they resemble round drums, are seen in the foreground of the composition; the smaller bridge to the left was named the Female Bridge, the larger one to the right the Male Bridge. The 1923 Tokyo earthquake destroyed the wooden structures, which were later rebuilt in concrete.

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