The Kibune Shrine
- Date:
- 1785-1787
- Medium:
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
The Kibune Shrine, set in a narrow valley north of Kyoto where the Kibune River flows through dense cedar forests, is depicted in this print from Hokusai's mid-1780s series of fashionable places. The shrine's remote, cool gorge made it a destination for summer visitors seeking relief from the heat of the capital, and it remained a subject of visual fascination for its combination of rushing water, deep shade, and ancient wooden architecture.
More Prints by Katsushika Hokusai
Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks)
19th century
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Fukuroi
1804
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The Fishermen of Katase Hauling in Their Nets: The Purple Shell (Murasakigai)
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"
1822
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The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
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A Section of the Byodo Temple at Uji (Uji Byodoin no ichibu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Kibune Shrine was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1785-1787.
The Kibune Shrine depicts temples & shrines.