Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797~1858)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name 

No.078 Teppōzu and Tsukiji Monzeki Temple  鉄砲洲築地門跡

From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

A view of Tsukiji Honganji Temple from the sea south of Tsukuda Island.

In the foreground is Edo Minato, one of Edo's leading fishing grounds.

There are various theories about the origin of the name Teppozu,

including that it was a firing range and that the shape of the island resembled a gun.

The believers called the temple "Tsukiji Monzeki."

The current Indian-style architecture dates back to 1934.

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo  is a series of ukiyo-e prints

begun and largely completed by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797~1858)

Approx Image Size 

Height 34.00 cm  x Width 22.00 cm

(H 13.39" x  W 8.661")

Date 

These 120 woodblock prints (One hundred Famous View of Edo)

were reproduced in 1998-2004

by Tokyo traditional woodcut craft Association

for Two hundred anniversary of Utagawa Hiroshige birth.

Condition  

Only perfect condition one.　

Never rolled up.

Never framed, kept in professional condition.

Once in a while, we will be out of stock this print due to

keavy demand and slao procee of production team.

We recommend you to check the availability of this print

before place your order.

Once we are out of stock, it sometime takes few month to get for you.

Color 

Refer to our Pictures

The color of the actual Woodblock Print may be slightly different

from the images on our pictures.

It is impossible to show the actual color of

these fine art of woodblock prints and texture of Washi Paper.