Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Suijin no Mori Massaki), No. 35 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige
Asian Art
The site depicted here is said to have been the original mouth of the Sumida, Edo's most important river, and the shrine at the lower right, across the river from the Massaki area, is dedicated to the river itself. Notwithstanding the restful beauty of the distant view, our attention is caught by the elaborate blossoms of the double-petaled cherry in the foreground. Such framing on the right, the side from which the Japanese eye tends to enter a composition, is relatively rare in this series and seems reserved for dramatic effect. It is appropriate for this type of flower, a baroque and fragrant late-blooming hybrid cherry rather out of keeping with normal Japanese taste.
MEDIUM
Woodblock print
DATES
8th month of 1856
PERIOD
Edo Period, Ansei Era
DIMENSIONS
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm)
Image: 13 3/8 x 9 in. (34 x 22.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei
SIGNATURE
Hiroshige-ga
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
30.1478.35
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
This scene framed by double-petalled cherry blossoms looks down on the Sumida River in the district known as Mukojima. The people on the lower left are walking toward the Hashiba Ferry (see print 37 from the series) and in the distance is a lumber raft and two cargo ships. At the lower right is a shrine, its entrance seen by the lantern-flanked stone "torii." This is "Suijin no Mori," the "grove of the Water God," a shrine dedicated to the Sumida River. In the center is Mount Tsukuba.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Suijin Shrine and Massaki on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Suijin no Mori Massaki), No. 35 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 8th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.35 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 30.1478.35_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 30.1478.35_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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