Distant View of the Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa
Woodblock Print
ca. 1844-1848 (made)
ca. 1844-1848 (made)
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This view of the Asakusa Kannon Temple in the uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is taken from across the Sumida river at a point somewhere along the bank between the Azuma Bridge and the Mimeguri Shrine in the south-west corner of the Mukojima district of eastern Edo. Officially known as the Kinryuzan Sensoji, the Asakusa Kannon Temple was, and still is, the city's oldest and best-known Buddhist establishment. Its pagoda can be seen to the left, and the building to its right is the Hondo or Main Hall, the largest and most important building of the temple complex.
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| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'Distant View of the Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa', from the series 'Famous Places in the Eastern Capital'; fan print, Japanese, ca. 1844-1848 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. |
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| Credit line | Webb Bequest |
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| Summary | This view of the Asakusa Kannon Temple in the uchiwa-e (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is taken from across the Sumida river at a point somewhere along the bank between the Azuma Bridge and the Mimeguri Shrine in the south-west corner of the Mukojima district of eastern Edo. Officially known as the Kinryuzan Sensoji, the Asakusa Kannon Temple was, and still is, the city's oldest and best-known Buddhist establishment. Its pagoda can be seen to the left, and the building to its right is the Hondo or Main Hall, the largest and most important building of the temple complex. |
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| Accession number | E.4882-1919 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2003 |
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