Object Details
Artist
Totoya, Hokkei, 1780-1850
Collection Citation
MS 7144 Lispenard Seabury Crocker collection of Japanese maps, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
A bird's-eye view of the temple grounds of Sensōji in the Asakusa district, popularly known as Asakusa kannon (Goddess of Mercy) temple. Numerous Buddhist religious structures are depicted, as well as streets and dwellings in the surrounding areas and the Sumida River with bridges and watercraft. Additional imprints include Takashima Chūhei, Izumiya Shiei, and Ki(?)mura Hanzō, possibly printers and publishers. On the same mount is a small photograph of the "Modern Sumida River," which shows the river and part of an iron bridge.
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Local Numbers
NAA INV 10000016
USNM Ethnology Catalog 398551
Variant Title
Asakusa Temple and Sumida River
Artist
Totoya, Hokkei, 1780-1850
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MS 7144 Lispenard Seabury Crocker collection of Japanese maps
Extent
1 Print (color woodblock, 24.25 x 17.75 inches mounted on 29 x 22 inches)
Date
before 1850
Container
Map-folder 3, Item 4
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Prints
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
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Record ID
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