Kameido Tenjin Taiko-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
The great drum-bridge (taiko-bashi) of Kameido Tenjin shrine in eastern Edo appears in this print from the Shokoku Meikyo Kiran (Famous Bridges) series. Kameido Tenjin — the shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, patron of learning — was famous for its wisteria blooms and this dramatically arched red bridge reflected in the shrine pond, a composition that later inspired Hiroshige's celebrated treatment of the same subject.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kameido Tenjin Taiko-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Kameido Tenjin Taiko-bashi / Shokoku Meikyo Kiran depicts music.