True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Higashi-monzeki Temple, Asakusa
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
A snow-covered street leads toward a red two-story temple gate on the left and a red pagoda visible in the distance at right, both roofs blanketed in white against a dark grey sky. Pedestrians in dark coats walk along the road carrying open umbrellas—several rendered in yellow with radiating black ribs, others in white—while snow-laden pine branches and a bare tree arch over the scene at upper left; low shops with snow-topped roofs line the street on the right. Inoue Yasuji's woodblock print "True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Higashi-monzeki Temple, Asakusa" renders the scene in flat washes of red, yellow, white, and charcoal grey, with Japanese characters printed in a row along the bottom margin.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Higashi-monzeki Temple, Asakusa was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Higashi-monzeki Temple, Asakusa depicts urban scenes and temples & shrines, set at Tokyo, Asakusa.