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Utagawa Hiroshige

New Fuji, Meguro (Meguro, Shin Fuji), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)

1857
Color woodblock print; ōban
35.6 × 24.4 cm (14 × 9.6 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

The cult of Mount Fuji (Fujikō), a belief system in which the mountain was a sacred site, was so prevalent in Edo (now Tokyo) in the 1800s that many mini-Fujis were created in the landscape for those unable to climb the actual mountain. This particular mini-mountain was called “New Fuji.” It became a popular destination for tourism as well as religious devotion, in part because of the great views of the real Mount Fuji, seen here in the distance.

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