The Myoken Hall of the Hosshoji Temple at Yanagishima
- 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.
The Myoken-do — the hall dedicated to the stellar deity Myoken Bosatsu (identified with Polaris and the North Star) — at Hosshoji temple in the Yanagishima district of eastern Edo is depicted in this print from Hokusai's mid-1780s series. Yanagishima Myoken was one of the more eccentric of Edo's popular religious sites, its celestial deity a focus of devotion among those who saw fortune in the stars.
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
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Myoken Hall of the Hosshoji Temple at Yanagishima was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1785-1787.
The Myoken Hall of the Hosshoji Temple at Yanagishima depicts temples & shrines and architecture.