True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Yushima Tenjin Shrine
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.
Yushima Tenjin Shrine — the ancient Shinto sanctuary on the Yushima plateau dedicated to the deity of learning, Sugawara no Michizane — was among the most visited shrines in Edo and remained so throughout the Meiji period, its plum garden famous and its association with scholarship drawing students seeking divine assistance with examinations. Yasuji depicts the shrine with characteristic attention to its architectural setting on the hill above the Kanda district, the covered stone stairways and gate structures framing the approach to the main hall.
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: Yushima Tenjin Shrine was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Yushima Tenjin Shrine depicts temples & shrines, set at Tokyo.