Drum Bridge, a rare arched stone bridge in Meguro, led to Ryūsenji, a popular Buddhist temple. The military government built Ryūsen Temple to honor the wrathful Buddhist deity, Fudō-myōō, and ensure the protection of the regime and the capital. Hiroshige’s snowy scene exudes peace and tranquility, with a gently darkened sky suggesting twilight, and the white of the paper left deliberately uncolored to convey a landscape blanketed in snowy silence. As with many of his scenes of Edo, he portrays this corner of the city with great skill and emotion. Judging by the number of prints in this series, he enjoyed rendering his hometown of Edo so much that he could not stop at 100! Meguro Drum Bridge and 'Setting Sun' Hill, No. 111 In the series 100 Famous Views of Edo c. 1858
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