Author: Utagawa Hiroshige II (二代目広重).
Subject: Hachiman Shrine at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Hachiman, 深川八幡).
Series: Forty eight famous views of Edo (Edo meisho yonjū hakkei, 江戸名所四十八景).
Number: 28/48.
Genre: meisho-e (名所絵), fūkei-ga (風景画).
Size: medium (chūban, 中判) 25,2cm x 18,2 cm (9,92 x 7,16 inches).
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵).
Period: 1860 ~ 1861.
Trimmed: yes
Backed: no
Code: UGHII01010

Condition: good condition. Vivid and clear colors. No presence of folds, wrinkles, repair marks, or holes. Any remarkable stain. It has not been backed.

Estabilished in the Fukugawa neighbourhood in 1627 and commonly referred to as "Fukagawa Hachimangu" (深川八幡宮) the Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine (富岡八幡宮) is a Hachiman Shrine located in Tomioka, Koto district, Tokyo.
It was the largest Hachiman Shrine in Edo (old Tokyo), and its festival held in August, known as the "Fukagawa Hachiman Festival," (Fukugawa Hachiman matsuri / 深川八幡祭り) was one of the three major festivals of the City
. Additionally, it is the shrine where Edo charity sumo (Edo Kanjin Sumo / 江戸勧進相撲) originated, and within its precincts, numerous stone monuments related to professional sumo wrestlers, including the "Yokozuna Rikishi Monument," have been erected.

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