Japanese Print Description
HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
Atago Shrine in Shiba
Toto Meisho
Publisher: Kikakudo
C 1828-32
Climbing steps to the shrine at the top of Mt Atago, and enjoying the view with a beautiful rainbow. There was a belief that anyone completing the extremely steep staircase would achieve success in life. This would be the first of only three prints in which Hiroshige depicts a rainbow.
Oban Yoko-e. Light centerfold.
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