Artwork
江戸高名会亭尽 芝神明社内 車轍楼|Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro)
江戸高名会亭尽 芝神明社内 車轍楼|Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Utagawa Hiroshige. It dates from 1840 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- JP1171
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1919
About this work
Overview
This woodblock print, Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro), was created by Utagawa Hiroshige around 1840. It is part of a series documenting notable restaurants and teahouses in Edo.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts the interior of the Shatetsu-ro pavilion within the Shiba Shinmeisha shrine grounds, showing a bustling scene with people walking in various directions and buildings lined with red lanterns.
Technique & Style
Executed in ink and color on paper, the print showcases Hiroshige's characteristic landscape-focused style, capturing a serene atmosphere with a prominent red sun in the sky.
Context
As a ukiyo-e artist, Hiroshige often deviated from the genre's typical subjects of urban entertainment, instead focusing on landscapes and scenes from everyday life in Edo.
Artist & collection
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
