The Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu no ike Benten hokora)

Utagawa Hiroshige
Japan
1797 – 1858

The Benten Shrine at Shinobazu Pond (Shinobazu no ike Benten hokora)
from the series Famous views of the Eastern Capital (Koto Meisho)
c 1834-35
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Place made
Edo (Tokyo)
Medium
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 34.6 cm (image oban)
23.3 x 36.8 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Gift of Brian and Barbara Crisp in memory of their son Andrew 2003
Accession number
20033G31
Signature and date
Signed in block, u.l., "[Hiroshige's signature]". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
Asian art - Japan