Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 54489

Kan'ei-ji in Ueno

Artist / 作者
Katsushika Hokusai葛飾北斎
Date / 年代
1760
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録
600 × 391 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者
朝倉レン
Rights / 権利
No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

Kan'ei-ji in Ueno, by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Ueno, along with Asakusa, was one of the famous sites in Edo. Asakusa had its Asakusa Kannon (Senso-ji temple), and Ueno had T?eizan Kan'ei-ji. This print uses the straight lines of the buildings to exaggerate the sense of perspective and depth. Prints using this method are known as uki-e. This style provides an imposing rendition of the central building of Kan'ei-ji. The artist's signature is here shown in the middle of the right margin and it reads "Katsu Shunro", one of the names used by the young Katsushika Hokusai.

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