Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa, 1856, 7th month
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichiexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more P.75.51.256
On View in Gallery 223expand_more
Snowflakes dot the dark blue sky above Kinryūzan temple. Hiroshige placed the viewer just outside the gate, under the massive hanging lantern. To give texture to the snow on white areas, the printer used a blank woodblock to emboss small spots across the temple structure and trees. The accumulation of snow has not stopped visitors from coming, many carrying umbrellas or wearing straw hats. The hanging lantern was presented as an offering by the roof artisans of the red and green entrance gate, a glimpse of which is seen at left.
Details
- Title
- Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1858
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.75.51.256
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ōban #62.4
- Curator Approved
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