{"product_id":"utagawa-hiroshige-nihon-embankment-at-yoshiwara-from-the-series-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-meisho-1857-shot-glass-15oz","title":"Utagawa Hiroshige - “Nihon Embankment at Yoshiwara,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho - 1857 - Shot Glass, 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige - “Nihon Embankment at Yoshiwara,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho - 1857 - Shot Glass, 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige's 1857 print takes the long, raised road of the Nihon Embankment and sets its travellers against a quiet, atmospheric evening sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is a tall vertical rectangle, and the eye moves up it from the embankment to the sky. Muted pale aqua, slate grey, dark green, tan and navy dominate, with the wooden fence along the levee running the length of the scene. Small figures give it scale: pedestrians walk the bank, and palanquin bearers carry a passenger through the crowd. A crescent moon hangs above a flock of geese flying in a V formation. Two cartouches frame the image. The red vertical title panel carries the characters 名所江戸百景, and the pale label beside it reads よしわら and 日本堤, naming the place and the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nihon Embankment, or Nihon-zutsumi, was the raised approach to Yoshiwara, the licensed pleasure quarter of Edo. Hiroshige's title places the scene inside that world while the composition keeps it calm, with its travellers, fence and moonlit birds. The series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo was made in the last years of Hiroshige's career, and it documents the city's landmarks, seasons and everyday life. This print is a record of a specific corner of 19th-century Edo, rendered in the classic woodblock style of the late Edo period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Suits a Shot Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and held close, so the print is seen at the same intimate distance as a page in a book. Its tall vertical format fits the narrow body of the glass, and the moon and geese sit where the eye naturally lands as the glass is lifted. It is a gift for someone who appreciates Japanese art and the stories woven into it, and it turns a simple drink into a moment of looking at history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":52470700278040,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-TGWHRS-1P5OZ","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/utagawa-hiroshige-nihon-embankment-at-yoshiwara-from-the-series-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-meisho-1857-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-TGWHRS-1P5OZ-front.webp?v=1785669512","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/utagawa-hiroshige-nihon-embankment-at-yoshiwara-from-the-series-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo-meisho-1857-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}