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Views of Edo: Tenmangu Shrine in Kameido

Utagawa Hiroshige

Artwork Details

Views of Edo: Tenmangu Shrine in Kameido
circa 1851-1853
Utagawa Hiroshige
woodblock print on paper
9 in x 13 3/4 in (22.86 cm x 34.92 cm)
Gift of Sharlynn and Andrew Circo, in memory of Sotokichi Katsuizumi
2011/2.198

Description

Subject Matter:

Shrine and temple goers.

Physical Description:

A woodblock print depicting men and women in traditional japanese clothing crossing three red bridges in the central foreground that lead to a red temple in the central background. An island with trees is in the center of the scene. There are white clouds covering the horizon and surrounding the temple.

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