Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeisaka, No. 26 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeisaka, No. 26 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 5th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Image: 13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. ( x cm). The "Armor-Hanging Pine" was a grand, oddly shaped tree from which, legend has it, the warrior Minamoto Yoshiie (1041–1108) hung his armor when he rested there on his way north to subjugate the Abe clan. By Hiroshige's time, the tree would have been about eight hundred years old. The bluff on which it stood—Hakkeizaka,
Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeisaka, No. 26 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). Armor-Hanging Pine, Hakkeisaka, No. 26 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 5th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Image: 13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. ( x cm). The "Armor-Hanging Pine" was a grand, oddly shaped tree from which, legend has it, the warrior Minamoto Yoshiie (1041–1108) hung his armor when he rested there on his way north to subjugate the Abe clan. By Hiroshige's time, the tree would have been about eight hundred years old. The bluff on which it stood—Hakkeizaka, or "Eight Views Slope"—was named for its panorama. The teahouses suggest that it was a popular place for relaxation. Asian Art 5th month of 1856
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