Pagoda of Zojoji Temple, Akabane (Zojoji-to, Akabane) From the Series One hundred views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1857
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Zojoji Temple was built by the founder of the Tokugawa dynasty, Ieyasu (1542-1616.) This five-storey pagoda was the main temple of the Pure Land School (jodo) of Buddhism in the Kanto Region. Opposite of this bright red building is a dark watchtower. Surrounded by clouds, this was the tallest watchtower of Edo. Today the pagoda is located in the heart of Tokyo. Hiroshige depicts the temple when it was surrounded by trees rather than tall buildings and skyscrapers.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-259
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper