Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)"
- Date:
- c. 1802
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The great Asakusa Matsuri — the annual festival of Senso-ji temple, one of Edo's most spectacular public celebrations — fills this double-page spread from the illustrated book Ehon Azuma asobi (Picture Book of Amusements of the East), published around 1802. The composition sweeps across a broad horizontal field, capturing the parade of mikoshi portable shrines and the surge of festival crowds along the temple approach.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)" was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in c. 1802.
Asakusa Festival (Asakusa matsuri), from the illustrated book "Picture Book of Amusements of the East (Ehon Azuma asobi)" depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and temples & shrines, set at Asakusa.