Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 87338
Sunrise on New Year's Day at Kanazawa
- Artist / 作者
- Totoya Hokkei魚屋北渓
- Date / 年代
- 1603-1868
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mia
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 729 × 800 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 黒川トウマ
- Rights / 権利
- Public Domain Mark only when record-designated
- Attribution / 表記
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Catalog note / 解説
Located on the western coast of Tokyo Bay, Kanazawa Beach has long been known for its scenic beauty. It became even more famous after the 17th-century Chinese monk Shin'etsu visited and composed eight poems lauding the natural splendor of the area. Titled \"the Eight Views of Kanazawa,\" the poems were inspired by the time-honored Chinese poetic cycle of the \"Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers.\" Inscribed in the upper part of the print are two poems about the New Year. A poetry association, presumably based in Kanazawa, commissioned this print to publish its members' verses. The red semicircle in the upper left corner represents the sun that has just risen above the horizon. Looking…
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