Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), No. 99 from One Hundred Famous View of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

The color scheme of this composition—red on white—is reserved for propitious occasions, in this case the beginning of winter. The place is the entrance to the temple of the Buddhist deity Kannon in Asakusa, the oldest and most venerable Buddhist temple in Edo. Formally known as Kinryūzan Sensōji, it dates back to 628, when two brothers discovered a tiny gold image of Kannon in their net while fishing on the Sumida River. The image was enshrined here, and over the centuries the temple became the object of a widespread popular following that remains strong today. As with all popular temples in Hiroshige's time, the Asakusa Kannon Temple was also a major entertainment center.

Caption

Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858. Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), No. 99 from One Hundred Famous View of Edo, 7th month of 1856. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (35.9 x 24.5 cm) Image: 13 7/16 x 8 13/16 in. (34.1 x 22.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank L. Babbott Fund, 39.575. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 39.575_PS20.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Kinryuzan Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), No. 99 from One Hundred Famous View of Edo

Date

7th month of 1856

Period

Edo Period, Ansei Era

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (35.9 x 24.5 cm) Image: 13 7/16 x 8 13/16 in. (34.1 x 22.4 cm)

Signatures

Hiroshige-ga, fude

Markings

Publisher: Shitaya Uo Ei or Yeikichi. Date seal and censor seal at upper margin.

Credit Line

Frank L. Babbott Fund

Accession Number

39.575

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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