“Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)

1857

Not on view

Viewed from the Komagatadō temple in the lower left corner of the print, Azuma Bridge, also known the Great Bridge, crosses the Sumida River in the distance at the left side of the print. A cuckoo is blown through the darkening sky by a gust of wind, and a red flag flaps from a pole cropped by the bottom edge of the picture. Hiroshige captures the turbulence that occurs just before a rain shower.

Artwork Details

歌川広重画　「名所江戸百景　駒形堂吾嬬橋」
Title: “Azuma Bridge from Komagatadō Temple,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei, Komagatadō Azumabashi)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Artist: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese, ca. 1855–1866)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1857
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP1023
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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