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Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)

A work made of color woodblock print.

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  • A work made of color woodblock print.

Date:

1927

Artist:

Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水
Japanese, 1883-1957

About this artwork

The temple buildings and five-story pagoda in this print are bathed in decreasing quantities of light, with the least distinct and least colorful structure appearing in the distance. Snow falls lightly from the sky, mingling with what might be stars. A lone figure, caught pausing to admire the serene moment, has left footprints in the gathering snow.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Title

Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1927

Medium

Color woodblock print

Dimensions

36.5 × 24.1 cm (14 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1929.412

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