Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro, No. 23 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
<p>Chiyogaike Pond, located on a bluff overlooking the valley of the Meguro River in suburban Edo, was named after a medieval warrior's wife who drowned herself in the pond on hearing of her husband's death in battle. The depiction of reflections in the pond—the cherry trees to the left mirrored in the water in a faint haze of pink—is unusual for Hiroshige. Water reflections were already an artistic convention in Japan in the late seventeenth century, and ensuing Western influences in the eighteenth century made such pictorial effects, together with the comparable use of shadows, familiar to <i>ukiyo-e</i> artists. Still, they used the technique sparingly.</p>
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858. Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro, No. 23 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 7th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Image: 13 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (33.8 x 22.2 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.23. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 30.1478.23_PS20.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Chiyogaike Pond, Meguro, No. 23 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
7th month of 1856
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 13 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (33.8 x 22.2 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-hitsu; Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.23
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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