Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital [Edo] (Tōto Asakusa honganji 東都浅草本願寺), from the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” (Fugaku sanjūrokkei 富嶽三十六景)
Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital [Edo] (Tōto Asakusa honganji 東都浅草本願寺), from the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” (Fugaku sanjūrokkei 富嶽三十六景)

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Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital [Edo] (Tōto Asakusa honganji 東都浅草本願寺), from the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” (Fugaku sanjūrokkei 富嶽三十六景),

ca. 1830–31 [Tenpō 1–2]

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1760–1849; born and died Tokyo, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1942-297

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Title
Asakusa Hongan-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital [Edo] (Tōto Asakusa honganji 東都浅草本願寺), from the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” (Fugaku sanjūrokkei 富嶽三十六景)
Dates

ca. 1830–31 [Tenpō 1–2]

Maker
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban yoko-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
25.7 x 37.4 cm. (10 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number
x1942-297
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
prints, japanese printmaking styles, oban, woodblock prints
Materials
ink, paper, oban, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
mountains, views, figures (representations), roofs, buildings, kitemaking

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