Watchtower Hill (Ehon monomigaoka) 絵本物見岡

1785

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This scene from a book of famous places in Edo shows the Kameido Ten]in Shrine, a spot in the city's eastern outskirts famous for its wisteria in spring.

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絵本物見岡
Ehon monomi ga oka
Title: Watchtower Hill (Ehon monomigaoka) 絵本物見岡
Artist: Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長 (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1785
Culture: Japan
Medium: Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions: Each: 8 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 1/4 in. (22.2 × 16.2 × 0.6 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: JIB22a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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