Ise Province, Mount Asama, Teahouses on the Mountain Pass (5765347747)

Accession number: 1957. 298 display artist: utagawa hiroshige display title: "ise province, mount asama, teahouses on the mountain pass" translation(s): "(ise, asamayama, toge no chaya)" series title: famous views of the sixty-odd provinces suite name: rokujuyoshu meisho zue creation date: 1853 medium: woodblock height: 13 7/16 in. Width: 9 1/4 in. Display dimensions: 13 7/16 in. X 9 1/4 in. (34. 13 cm x 23. 5 cm) publisher: koshimuraya heisuke credit line: bequest of mrs. Cora timken burnett label copy: "one of series: rokuju ye shin. Meisho dzu. ""views of 60 or more provinces"". Published by koshei kei in 1853-1856. Included in this collection are 3 duplicates. As the highest poing of the shima peninsula, mound asama provides an amazing view over the ise bay. Many significant buddhist and shinto shrines were built in the mountains seen in the print, including the ise shrine, which is one of japans most important pilgrimage destinations. " collection: the san diego museum of art.