Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine (Ichigaya Hachiman), from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Date1858
Label TextThe hip-and-gabled roof and vermilion borders of Ichigaya Hachiman Shrine are visible in the heavily wooded slopes, rising above the outer moat of Edo Castle. The tea stalls and souvenir shops below the shrine attracted crowds of visitors, who came to worship, shop, eat-and occasionally employ the services of the prostitutes associated with the area.
Object number2017.23.3
Provenance[Peter Gilder, Arts and Designs of Japan, San Francisco, California]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 1980s; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2014
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. 59, reproduced p. 82.
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
Dimensions14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (36.2 x 25.1 cm)
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
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