Hiroshige "The Suijin Temple Grove, Uchikawa, and the Village of Sekiya" -One Hundred Famous Views of Edo-

This is a scene drawn in the Suijin Woods and Masaki on the Sumida River Banks seen from the opposite direction. It is understood that Hiroshige sketched it from the window of Kinoeneya Restaurant situated in the precinct of the Masaki Inari Shrine. Kinoeneya was one of the restaurants in the compound serving a special dish of Tofu (bean-curd), baked and daubed with Miso (bean-paste). They catered to visitors to the shrine which was favored by the superstitious and rakes.

歌川広重「名所江戸百景 真崎辺より水神の森内川関屋の里を見る図」

Print Size: H 13.3" ×W 8.8"  / H 33.9 cm × W 22.4 cm
Paper: Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano