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Date : 1843 - 47
Size : Ai-ban
Impression : Fair
Condition : Good
Detail : Slight browning
This work depicts Sensō-ji and the bustling crowds visiting the temple. Placed at the center of the composition, Sensō-ji gives a sense of expansiveness to the scene. The majestic temple and the lively activity of the people convey the richness of Edo’s religious life and popular culture.
Hiroshige was born in 1776, the son of Ando Genemon, a fireman on the Yashirosu river bank in Edo. He loved painting from an early age and became a student of Utagawa Toyohiro at the age of 15. At first, Hiroshige painted beauties and portraits of actors. He became famous as a popular painter by creating numerous landscapes, starting with his "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" series.