Senso-ju Temple at Asakusa | |||||||||
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| Name of Work | Senso-ju Temple at Asakusa | ||||||||
| Production Date | 1840s c | ||||||||
| Production Location | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
| General Notes | Info is uncertain here: the sizes and exact date painted may be able to be found, but I haven't yet. | ||||||||
Description
Quiet magical winter scene of people walking near the temple at Asakusa in Edo (modern day Tokyo). Snow is falling, everything is coated in a soft white blanket, and the foreground is dominated by a massive paper lantern.
Emotional Sum or Sense-of-life
Pure, simple, quiet tranquility.
Context Information
No "current location" for this work, since it is a print, and there are many "original" copies in existence.
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