広重 Hiroshige

広重
『名所江戸百景』
目黒太鼓橋夕日の岡
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Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
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Series: 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘰 𝘌𝘥𝘰 𝘏𝘺𝘢𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘪
(One Hundred Famous View of Edo)
𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪 𝘠𝘶𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘢
(The Drum Bridge and Sunset Hill in Meguro)
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Published: 1857(Edo)
Size: 35.8×24.2cm
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The sheet signed: 𝑯𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒆 𝒈𝒂
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A study of people crossing the bridge, to visit the temple, on a snowy day. 
Construction of bridges in stone was unusual in the Edo Period, due to frequent earthquakes. 
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