Furukawa River, Hiroo, No. 22 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige
Asian Art
For an Edo resident purchasing this print in 1856, the chief attraction of this scene of the Hiroo area of southwestern Edo may have been the half-hidden restaurant in the foreground to the left of the river. It was a famous eel restaurant named Owariya in a guide to Edo shops of 1811 and labeled "The Fox" on maps published after 1854. The restaurant had a widespread popularity at the time Hiroshige designed this print.
MEDIUM
Woodblock print
DATES
7th month of 1856
PERIOD
Edo Period, Ansei Era
DIMENSIONS
Image: 12 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (32.7 x 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (33.7 x 23.8 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Hiroshige-hitsu; publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
30.1478.22
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Anna Ferris
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1930, provenance not yet documented; by 1930, acquired by Anna Ferris of Summit, NJ; 1930, gift of Anna Ferris to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
View of the Furukawa River looking west toward Shibuya. In the distance the open green area is Hiroo Fields where groups of people are enjoying refreshments at temporary tea stalls. The large building at the left is an eel restaurant named The Fox (Kitsune Unagi) described as a "product of local fame." This small river originates in the higher ground of what is today Shinjuku Gyoen and Mieji Shrine. Both sides of the river were more fully settled in Edo times than what Hiroshige represents; they were occupied mostly by temples, residences of shogunal retainers and suburban daimyo estates. However, by the late Meiji period it became a "slumlike shantytown," and is little improved today.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Furukawa River, Hiroo, No. 22 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 7th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Image: 12 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (32.7 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.22 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 30.1478.22_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 30.1478.22_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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