Drum Bridge and Setting Sun Hill, Meguro (Meguro, Taikobashi, Yuhi ga oka), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Date1857
Label TextThis pleasant scene depicts the arched stone bridge, fondly known as Drum Bridge, crossing over the winding Meguro River. Sunset Hill, named for its maple leaves that glowed red against the setting sun in autumn, rises steeply on the left. The expanse of sky is taken up with falling snow, expertly printed against an exquisite blue-gray.
--Catherine Roche, Curatorial Associate, 2010
Object number2017.23.25
Provenance[Peter Gilder, Arts and Designs of Japan, San Francisco, California]; private collection; [Christie's, New York, An Important Collection of Japanese Prints, Mar. 25, 2003, sale no. 1298, lot no. 215, reproduced p. 115]; purchased at auction by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 2003; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2017
Photo CreditPhoto: Colleen Kollar Zorn
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints, Apr. 1 - July 4, 2010. Text by Catherine Roche. Cat. no. 62, reproduced p. 85.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013.Credit LineGift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
DimensionsSheet: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
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