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)
1857
This 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
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Sheet: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm)
Gift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2017.23.25
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: Colleen Kollar Zorn
