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New Fuji, Meguro (Meguro, Shin Fuji), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; ōban
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The cult of Mount Fuji (Fujikō), a belief system in which the mountain was a sacred site, was so prevalent in Edo (now Tokyo) in the 1800s that many mini-Fujis were created in the landscape for those unable to climb the actual mountain. This particular mini-mountain was called “New Fuji.” It became a popular destination for tourism as well as religious devotion, in part because of the great views of the real Mount Fuji, seen here in the distance.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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