Forest of Suijin Shrine and Masaki on the Sumida River, 1856, 8th month
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
The Margaret McMillan Webber Estateexpand_more 51.40.25
On View in Gallery 223expand_more
A pink haze encircles the blue mountain in the distance, seen through the branches of a flowering cherry blossom tree. In the middle ground, hidden among a grove of trees, is the Suijin shrine, dedicated to the deity that protected the area surrounding Sumida River. The Japanese language has a word for mist in spring, kasumi, as opposed to kiri (fog), which was traditionally associated with autumn; both were used as seasonal markers in Japanese poetry. Here, Hiroshige offered a view of Mount Tsukuba, identifiable by its two prominent peaks, Nyotai-san (“female body mountain”) and Nantai-san (“male body mountain”).
Details
- Title
- Forest of Suijin Shrine and Masaki on the Sumida River
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1858
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 51.40.25
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ôban #62.58
- Curator Approved
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