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〔江戸高名会亭尽〕 雑司ケ谷之図(収載資料名:広重画帖)

広重 · 藤彦 · 1 picture

This is a Japanese woodblock print from the Hiroshige picture album, published by Fujihiko, showing a Zōshigaya scene in Edo, a series of famous teahouses and inns made for popular urban readers. The print shows a broad temple-precinct gate with a tiled roof, travelers and townspeople in kimono strolling along a tree-lined path, and a cluster of lanterns and wooden buildings in the background; a designer might take its layered perspective, flat color areas, and rhythmic framing by tree trunks as a model for compositional depth.

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National Diet Library, Japan (国立国会図書館) · Public Domain Mark (PDM), National Diet Library · More from this library