True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Myoken-ji Temple in Yanagishima
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.
Myoken-ji Temple in Yanagishima — the district on the eastern bank of the Kyu-Nakagawa River in Honjo — was one of the Nichiren Buddhist temples that clustered in this area of the eastern lowlands. Yasuji depicts the temple within its urban neighborhood setting, the religious buildings framed by the commercial and residential streets of the surrounding district. The Yanagishima area was associated with the weaving and textile trades that characterized much of Honjo's economy, and the temple served the spiritual needs of this working community.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Myoken-ji Temple in Yanagishima was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Myoken-ji Temple in Yanagishima depicts temples & shrines, set at Tokyo.