Minneapolis Institute of Art

Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple

Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi

Date: 1858, 7th month
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

In this autumn scene, a white and reddish fog cuts between Tsukiji Hongan-ji temple and the bay. In the middle ground, some fishermen throw nets into the water while others use rods in hopes of catching fish. Tsukiji Hongan-ji temple was destroyed by a storm in 1856 and rebuilt in 1860; Hiroshige based his depiction of the structure on his imagination and perhaps his memory. The gradation in the sky from purple to white to red serves as a device to add color to the print and to abbreviate the sense of distance between the bay and temple. Japan, Asia

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