Senso-ju Temple at Asakusa

Primary Creator
Hiroshige
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Properties
Era1800s
Height14
StyleFar East
Width10
Name of Work Senso-ju Temple at Asakusa
Production Date 1840s c
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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.

Theme

Emotional Sum or Sense-of-life

Pure, simple, quiet tranquility.

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