The Kanda Myojin Shrine
- Date:
- 1785-1787
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
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.
Executed during Hokusai's early career under the name Shunrō, this print depicts the Kanda Myōjin Shrine, one of Edo's most revered Shinto sanctuaries. The composition belongs to a series of fashionable Edo views produced in the mid-1780s, when the artist was still refining the architectural draftsmanship and bold linework that would later define his mature landscape prints.
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Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Kanda Myojin Shrine was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1785-1787.
The Kanda Myojin Shrine depicts urban scenes and temples & shrines.