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[Toshagu Shrine, Ueno]
by Inoue Yasuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
Description
The Toshogu Shrine at Ueno — the magnificent Edo-period mausoleum dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate — is depicted here within the broader park complex that surrounded it. By the Meiji period, Ueno Park had become the city's first Western-style public park, and the Toshogu stood as a monument to the feudal order the new government had replaced. Yasuji renders the shrine's elaborate Chinese-influenced architecture with careful observation, recording its physical fabric as it transitioned from active religious site to historical monument.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
[Toshagu Shrine, Ueno] was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
[Toshagu Shrine, Ueno] depicts urban scenes and temples & shrines, set at Ueno.