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Utagawa Hiroshige — Precincts of Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige

Precincts of Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

1856

From Hiroshige's masterful final series, this print showcases the artist's revolutionary use of bold compositional cropping and atmospheric effects that would later influence European Impressionist painters.

Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
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Museum · Art Institute of Chicago

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Utagawa Hiroshige, Precincts of Kameido Tenjin Shrine (Kameido Tenjin keidai), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1856

From Hiroshige's masterful final series, this print showcases the artist's revolutionary use of bold compositional cropping and atmospheric effects that would later influence European Impressionist painters.

Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
36 x 24.1 cm
Year
1856
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

19th Century, Shrine, Japanese, Ukiyo-e, Landscape, Serenity, Blue Tones, Edo Period, Nature, Woodblock Print

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago