Ochanomizu in Kanda Mojin Shrine
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
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.
The Ochanomizu cliff and stream running below the Kanda Myojin shrine compound — the "tea water" channel that gave the district its name — appear in this print from around 1806. Ochanomizu was both a scenic destination within Edo and a site of practical water supply, its clear spring water prized for tea preparation by the shogunal household, a detail that infuses even a topographic view with flavor of the capital's court culture.
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
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ochanomizu in Kanda Mojin Shrine was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Ochanomizu in Kanda Mojin Shrine depicts urban scenes and temples & shrines.