Messenger of God Bishamon with Huge Rice Server Mounting Temple Stairs at Mt. Atago, Shiba
Artist
Ando Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Series Publisher
Yamadaya
Datec.1853 - c.1854
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumwoodcut
DimensionsOverall: 22 x 34 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Katherine Moffatt
Object number1985.007.007
DescriptionThe foreground is the near view of a temple; the priest with a headdress of pine boughs & carrying a very long sword is mounting the stairs, followed by two other figures; spectators fill the area closest to the viewer; beyond is a sky with many kites & an open seaStatus
Not on viewTsukioka (Taiso) Yoshitoshi
1889
Ando Hiroshige