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Title: Autumn Moon at Tama River/玉川秋月 (Tamagawa Akitsuki)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Fishermen line the softly sloped shores of Tama river. Willow tree branches blow delicately in the wind along with sparse river grasses. In the back the full moon hangs over the scene. In other versions of this print the moon is rendered with mica which is a metallic pigment that creates a striking shimmer in the print. The Tama river ran along Edo’s western border and in opposition to the Sumida that ran through the city and had metropolitan associations, the Tama had more rustic, poetic associations. It evokes images of the empty Musashino moor and the autumn moon. Poem signed Asanoyadō Massugu: The image of the moon in the autumn night which is luminous as day/ lingers on the Tama stream as the river lingers by the Twin Pines. (Translation by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Rivers -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0007
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100575
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Title: Clearing Weather at Shibaura/ 芝浦晴嵐 (Shibaura Seiran)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Two boats are moored at Shiba Bay along the right side. Clouds drift close to the horizon line and allow the silhouette of the trees to stand out. The orange glow of the clouds indicate the approaching evening. Buildings line the banks of the bay on the left side. Poem: Dead leaves on Gotenyama Hill/ Are blown up the the sky by the wind./ Fishing boats are scattered away/ On the bay of Eo at Shibaura.
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Boats and boating -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0003
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100571
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Title: Descending Geese at Haneda/ 羽根田落雁 (Haneda Rakugan)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Geese descend down to the marshy land of Haneda. At the center of the composition in a tree filled grove a shrine is marked by the torii gate at the end of the grassy path. Two figures can be seen walking away from the shrine. In the distance sails can be seen just past the marsh grasses. The area depicted in this print would become the site for Tokyo’s Haneda airport today. Poem: Over the marsh at Haneda/ Wild geese are descending/ Like a ladder from the sky (Translation by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Marshes -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0006
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100574
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Title: Evening Bell at Ikegami/ 池上晩鐘 (Ikegami no Bansho)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Depicted is the Ikegami Honmonji temple that was completed in 1282 and founded by Buddhist priest and philosopher Nichiren. The site is thought to be where Nichiren passed away. This is referenced in the accompanying poem that mentions the founder going to Nirvana. The landscape is rendered in a series of dark and washed out blues creating a misty poetic quality. The red temple building stands out among the forest grove it is settled in. At the foot of the hill is a small town occupied by temple visitors and vendors. Poem signed Shunkutei Tareyasu : By virtue of the truth of the Eight Scrolls,/ One prolongs one's age./ The founder of the temple went to Nirvana/ as the evening bell was striking. (Translation by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Temples -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0004
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100572
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Title: Evening Glow at Koganei Border/ 小金井橋夕照 (Kogane ihashi yushou)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Cherry Blossoms line the banks of the Koganei River. Travelers traverse the neighboring road and cross the bridge. Some have stopped to picnic and take in the view on rest platforms under the cherry blossoms on the right side. The horizon glows a faint orange and the accompanying poem reveals that it is sunset. Poem signed Taihaido Donsho : The glow of sunset at the end of a cloudy spring day/ Foretells tomorrow's weather in Koganei,/ Where cherry blossoms are in full bloom. (Translation by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Rivers -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0001
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100569
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Title: Evening Snow on Asuka Hill/ 飛鳥山暮雪 (Asukayama Bosetsu)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. The sloping hillsides of Asuka are covered in sparse trees and white snow. Travelers walk on the snow covered path toward the village tucked into the bottom left corner. The print is speckled by snow that continues to fall. Poem signed Shōyōan Kōjin (or Takahito): The snow falling heavily in the dusk not only covers up signs / that warn against breaking branches of the cherry trees on Asuka Hill, but breaks down the branches, as well. (Translation by Cleveland Museum of Art)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Winter -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0008
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100576
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Title: Night Rain at Azuma Grove/ 吾嬬杜夜雨 (Azuma mori Yau)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Rainy night scene that renders everything in monochrome grays besides the vibrant blue water and the two travelers. Down the road right of center is the torii gate to Azuma Shrine which is hidden in a grove of trees in the upper left of the print. The rain comes down at a diagonal rendered in light repetitive lines. Poem signed Shobaitei Akindo: What is she praying for?/ She is on one of her "hundred visits", stepping fast/ Around the fence of Azuma Shrine./ In the rain at night. (Translation by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Rivers -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0002
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100570
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Title: Returning Sails at Gyotoku/ 行徳帰帆 (Gyotoku Kihan)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Boats mingle amongst river grass as they return by way of the river in Gyotaku. Two large white sails dominate the composition, smaller cargo and fishing boats surround them. These small boats lead the eye back to small houses lining the river bank on the far left. A soft orange lines the horizon and fades into the warm yellow sky. Poem: The boats, homeward bound/ Are driven by irresistible winds/ to the divided streams of/ the "cat-haunted" river in Gyotoku. (Translation by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Series: Eight views of the Environs of Edo/ 江戸近郊八景之内 (Edo Kinko Hakkei)
Subject: Boats and boating -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_E4_0005
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100573
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