Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of 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.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"

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