Ehon monomi ga oka|Watchtower Hill

Torii Kiyonaga

1785 · Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book; ink on paper · Asian Art

This scene from a book of famous places in Edo shows the Kameido Ten]in Shrine, a spot in the city's eastern outskirts famous for its wisteria in spring.

Artist

Torii Kiyonaga

Date

1785

Medium

Two volumes; polychrome woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918