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The Kinryusan Temple at Asakusa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular woodblock print. The left side shows a green and salmon-colored pillar with two salmon-colored bands. The pillar borders a snowy scene. A black lantern with white designs and a green and yellow window hangs from a wire at top center. Japanese characters are on a red banner at the right side of the lantern and on a similar banner at bottom right. A blue sky with falling snow. A red and white pagoda on the right. A temple with a snow-covered roof center. Snow-covered trees line center and left. People wearing blue and green walk along the snow-covered ground in center and left. A blue body of water spans the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
1856
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
418 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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