Meguro Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

名所江戸百景　目黒太鼓橋夕日の岡

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

(Japanese, 1797–1858)

Culture

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Medium

color woodblock print

Measurements

Sheet: 23.2 x 36.1 cm (9 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss for the Dudley P. Allen Collection 1924.971

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Location

Not on view

Description

The arched stone bridge over the Meguro River in Edo (now Tokyo) was known as the Drum Bridge for its resemblance to the rounded profile of a drum. This print shows people shielding themselves from the snow with hats and umbrellas as they cross it. In the foreground on the lower right, behind the artist’s signature, is the roof of a shop called Shōgatsu-ya that served shiruko mochi—a sweet red-bean soup with rice cakes that is a winter treat. Sunset Hill lies on the other side of the bridge and was once known for its red maple leaves in autumn.