Returning Sails at Ottomo, with a Poem by Kakei, from the series Eight Views of Kanazawa
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige I 初代目歌川広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Dateca. 1840
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal yotsugiri-ban; overall: 4 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (12.1 × 17.9 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioEight Views of Kanazawa (Kanazawa hakkei)
Object number1950.1216
Status
On viewTHE EIGHT VIEWS OF KANAZAWA (金沢八景 Kanazawa Hakkei)>
The Eight Views of Kanazawa was a significant Japanese adaptation of the Chinese Eight Views tradition. As a Japanese localization of the theme by the major artist Hiroshige, it marked an important shift from Chinese to Japanese landscapes in art made for urban consumers.
The pocket-sized images in this series had special meaning for residents of Edo (present-day Tokyo) because they depicted a nearby coastal area. Made popular through ukiyo-e prints and paintings, the Eight Views of Kanazawa built on the meisho 名所 (famous places) genre celebrating local Japanese landscapes. This artistic development also promoted tourism and fostered local pride in the regions.
Kanazawa, the name for the area in the Edo period, is in present-day Yokohama just south of Tokyo.
Exhibition History
The Eight Views of Kanazawa was a significant Japanese adaptation of the Chinese Eight Views tradition. As a Japanese localization of the theme by the major artist Hiroshige, it marked an important shift from Chinese to Japanese landscapes in art made for urban consumers.
The pocket-sized images in this series had special meaning for residents of Edo (present-day Tokyo) because they depicted a nearby coastal area. Made popular through ukiyo-e prints and paintings, the Eight Views of Kanazawa built on the meisho 名所 (famous places) genre celebrating local Japanese landscapes. This artistic development also promoted tourism and fostered local pride in the regions.
Kanazawa, the name for the area in the Edo period, is in present-day Yokohama just south of Tokyo.
Eight Views: Place, Picture, and Poem in East Asia
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 31, 2025 - August 10, 2025 )
Collections
- On View
- Asian
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