# Descending a Shrine

- By: Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
- Date: 1797-1858
- Medium: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
- Classification: Prints
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/74638)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/abfe2e57d2c32fa9637ed8f592862c3e.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A shrine on top of a hill is decorated with lanterns. A family is heading down the stairs. One woman looks back at the little child. A mother elegantly balances a parasol in one hand as she guides her child down the steep steps. This brilliant scene overlooks the rooftops and ocean.