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The Moon Pine at Ueno (Ueno sannai tsuki no matsu), no. 89 from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
Eigth month of 1857 (series published 1856-1858)
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In 19th-century Edo, trees with unusual shapes were often given special names. This one is known also as the Loop Pine. The reference to the moon in the print's title refers not only to the round shape, but also to the other phases of the moon that could be viewed through the branch on different evenings from different angles. Hiroshige employs the ocular shape to focus on a row of houses lining the southern approach to Benten Shrine (the main sanctuary is just visible in the lower right, recognizable by its red color).
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige
- Publisher
- Uoya Eikichi
- Title
- The Moon Pine at Ueno (Ueno sannai tsuki no matsu), no. 89 from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
- Date
- Eigth month of 1857 (series published 1856-1858)
- Object Type
- Medium
- Color woodcut
- Dimensions
- Image: 339 x 225 mm (13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
- Credit Line
- Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
- Accession Number
- 1963.30.5145