Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Museum record 34096: Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" by Utagawa Hi…

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For Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)" (record 34096), start with modern, expressive, atmospheric. Compare the focal subject, edge treatment, and atm…

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In this print, a red gate and lantern stand out against the white snow, marking the path to Kinryūzan Temple. The combination of red and white is particularly auspicious in Japan; here, it signals the renewal of a new year. A large lantern like this one still greets visitors at Sensōji temple in Asakusa, an entertainment district. In Hiroshige’s time, as today, the path to the main temple would be lined with shops and food vendors and bustling with people, all of which is absent in this scene—perhaps due…