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StatsFurukawa River, Hiroo, No. 22 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige, Andō Tokutarō, Ichiyusai, Utashige, Ichiyōsai (? – ?)
Discover Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Japan's last great ukiyo-e master. Explore iconic landscapes like 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō,' his poetic style, and profound influence on Impressionism & Van Gogh.
Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, United States of America)
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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
About this artwork
- Title: Furukawa River, Hiroo, No. 22 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
- Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige, Andō Tokutarō, Ichiyusai, Utashige, Ichiyōsai
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Brooklyn Museum
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Perceived brightness: bright
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