Watchtower Hill (Ehon monomigaoka) 絵本物見岡

Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This scene from a book of famous places in Edo shows the Kameido Ten]in Shrine, a spot in the city's eastern outskirts famous for its wisteria in spring.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art