名所江戸百景　浅草金龍山|Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Utagawa Hiroshige

1856 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Kinryūsan Sensōji, the famous temple at Asakusa dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit), was the most popular venerable Buddhist temple in Edo. In this print, snow white is complemented by the reds of the temple's buildings, the gate, the large lantern, and even the label signed "painted by Hiroshige" in the lower right corner. The auspicious color scheme of red and white here creates a celebratory mood.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

1856

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936