True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Higashi-monzeki Temple, Asakusa
by Inoue Yasuji
by Inoue Yasuji
$1,000–$8,000. Common views: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Inoue's Meiji-era Tokyo views, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika, have both artistic and historical value. His early death makes works scarce.
Higashi-monzeki Temple in Asakusa was one of the great aristocratic Buddhist establishments of the old Edo city, its imperial connections giving it special prestige and its Asakusa location placing it at the heart of the city's most popular district. Yasuji depicts the temple within its urban setting, the monastic buildings visible against the busy streetscape of the entertainment quarter surrounding it. The print documents the coexistence of sacred and commercial worlds that defined the character of Asakusa throughout the Edo and Meiji periods.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.