Kondai Tonegawa fukei from the Series One Hundred Views of Edo
date: label: Date
content: 1797-1858
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: This tranquil view of the bluff at Kondai shows figures observing the ships sailing on the Tone River (today is known as the Edogawa.) The scenic view from this location is why it once played many vital roles in military defense. This location was the site for many battle scenes and became famous to the people of Edo. It became memorialized in historical literature written by Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848.) The outline of the red leaves on the trees and the overall calmness is a deceptive scene Hiroshige depicts.
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: 1941-31-282
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