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Utagawa Hiroshige 1797-1858 1857 from the series "One Hundred Famous Views in Edo" View from Massaki of Suijin Shrine, Uchigawa Inlet, and Seiya Japanese color wood block print on rice paper Image size: 14 by 9 1/2 inches  Sold

Late on this day in early spring, we sit on the second floor of one of the teahouses in front of Masaki Inari Shrine , savoring the dish known as dengaku-small squares of skewered tofu brushed with a sweet miso sauce and grilled over charcoal- for which these resterants were famous. This particular view may well be from Kinoeneya, the most famous of the dengaku establishments; it si at any rate an elegant setting, with afresh arrangement of white camillias discreetly shown in section to the left, and the shoji screen of the round window is slid open rightward to reveal a perfectly framed view over the river.