Art Institute of Chicago
Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi), No.56 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa HiroshigeLinkedCulture matchlcp-b584493b8b3e
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- Color woodblock print
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 150298
This turtle, dangling from the post of a bridge, may have been strung up to show that it would soon be set free into the water. Turtles are a delicacy in Japan, but peddlers were known to release some of their catch as a Buddhist ritual to bring good karma. The curious scene has another layer of meaning: Turtles are known for their long lifespan, echoing the name of the pictured bridge, Mannen, which means “10,000 years.”
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson
- Provenance
- Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) and Mary A. Henderson (1905–1998), New York; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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