Author: Utagawa Hiroshige II (二代目広重).
Subject: Meguro Fudō Shrine (Meguro Fudō, 目黒不動).
Series: Forty eight famous views of Edo (Edo meisho yonjū hakkei, 江戸名所四十八景).
Number: 38/48.
Genre: meisho-e (名所絵), fūkei-ga (風景画).
Size: medium (chūban / 中判) 25,6cm x 18,3 cm (10,07 x 7,2 inches).
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵), here as Tsutakichihan (蔦吉版).
Period: 1860 ~ 1861.
Trimmed: yes
Backed: no
Code: UGHII01009
Condition: very good condition. good colour, vivid and clear. Minor stain. Any remarkable wrinkle,
hole or fixing. It has not been backed.
The temple, also known as Ryūsenji (瀧泉寺), is located in the Meguro ward (Meguro ku / 目黒区) of Tōkyō and belong
to the Tendai buddhist sect (Tendai shū / 天台宗). It is also one of the most important temples in the Kantō area
dedicated to Fudō Myōō (不動明王), included in its thirty-six temples pilgirimage route.
According to legends and folklore the temple was built in 808 by the monk Ennin to enshrine in it a satue of Fudō Myōō
when he was on his way to the Mount Hiei (Hieizan / 比叡山), following his teacher.
Dating back the Edo era, the temple was renowned for its lottery and for its "Tokko no taki" waterfall and spring water,
which was believed having healing powers for the spirit, purifying the mind from its wordly desires, and for the body, curing
illness.