A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu)
- Date:
- 1781/89
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
Hokusai's genre scenes, bijin-ga (beautiful women), and miscellaneous subjects represent the breadth of his career across more than seven decades. The market for non-landscape Hokusai prints has strengthened as collectors seek beyond the most famous designs.
This early print adopts the Western technique of linear perspective (ukie) to render the monumental Niomon — the Two Deva Kings Gate — of Kinryuzan (Senso-ji temple) in Asakusa, with worshippers and vendors crowding the approach. Produced in the 1780s during Hokusai's period under master Katsukawa Shunshō, the print reflects his sustained interest in perspective views as a means of conveying architectural grandeur.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
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Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
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1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1781/89.
A Perspective View: The Two Deva Kings Gate of Kinryuzan Temple (Ukie: Kinryuzan niomon no zu) depicts temples & shrines and architecture.