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Inari Shrine at Oji (Oji Inari no yashiro) by Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
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Inari Shrine at Oji (Oji Inari no yashiro)

Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858 · 1857

Andō Hiroshige's woodblock print depicts a Shinto shrine nestled among towering cryptomeria trees, with Mount Fuji visible across a misty plain. Visitors in festival dress gather beneath red shrine railings and yellow umbrellas in the foreground, while the composition draws the eye through vertical tree trunks toward the distant sacred mountain. Part of One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, this series established the landscape print as a major genre in ukiyo-e. Hiroshige's atmospheric perspective and precise architectural detail influenced European Impressionists and established conventions for depicting space and atmosphere that shaped visual culture across media.

About this artifact

Creator
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
Date
1857
Rights
Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
Restoration
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