“View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)

1836

Not on view

This panoramic landscape view, spread over four prints, captures the appearance of Mount Tenpō, a human-made range of hills created as part of a river dredging and flood prevention project around Osaka Harbor. It is named after the Tenpō era, when it was created, and it was intended to replicate the appearance of the arched tortoise-shell shape of Mount Hōrai of East Asian lore, home to Daoist immortals.
After a lighthouse was erected and trees were planted, officials invited performers to visit, in order to attract crowds of people who would help tamp down the loose soil. In this idealized rendering, famous Osaka actors of the day are shown arriving with members of their fan clubs, and enjoying refreshments in wayside stands.

Artwork Details

「浪花天保山風景」
Title: “View of Mount Tenpō in Osaka” (Naniwa Tempōzan fukei)
Artist: Hasegawa Sadamasu 長谷川貞升 (Japanese, active 1830s–40s)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1836
Culture: Japan
Medium: Tetraptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); vertical ōban
Dimensions: Image (each): 14 1/8 × 10 in. (35.9 × 25.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
Object Number: 2011.136a–d
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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