This is an ukiyo-e reproduction of one of Utagawa Hiroshige's "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo". This is Hiroshige's representative work, which the Dutch painter Van Gogh also tried to copy. The tilted composition captures people passing by in the pouring rain, beautifully expressing their sense of movement. The area came to be called "Atake" because the military ship Ataka-sen was tied up here, and later dismantled and a memorial mound was built there.

Edo woodblock prints began as simple black prints colored with a brush. These subsequently evolved into tan-e, beni-e, and urushi-e, eventually resulting in a printing technique in which colors were applied directly to the wood, followed by two- and three-color prints (benizuri-e). In 1765, it became possible to print intermediate colors as well as gold and silver, opening the door to multicolor prints.

Origin: Asakusa

Contemporary
Print Size: 340mm x 220mm

Silent Auction Pick-Up Information

• JASWDC silent auction items may be picked up by winner(s) either at the Omni Shoreham Hotel immediately following the US-Japan Capital Gala (October 30, 2024) or at the JASWDC offices by the end of 2024.
• If you would like JASWDC to ship your item(s), you will be charged the shipping cost. The shipping fee will be rounded up to the nearest whole dollar amount. JASWDC cannot accept responsibility for damages or losses incurred during shipping.
• For gift certificate shipment, JASWDC will mail them to your home address within the United States at no cost.
• If you live outside of the United States, you will be charged shipping costs for delivery of silent auction items, including certificates.