Tsukishimadera — the Moon Island Temple — in Hyōgo stood near the harbor of a port town on the eastern shore of the Harima Sea, within what is now the Kobe area. This [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) from the Tōkaidō meisho fūkei series depicts the temple in its coastal setting, likely showing the shrine or temple structures rising above the waterfront against a backdrop of the Ōsaka Bay or the islands of the Inland Sea. Hyōgo was a busy waystation for maritime traffic as well as overland travelers, and Kyosai's composition may incorporate boats in the harbor alongside the temple architecture to convey the dual character of the site. The play of water and architecture — horizontal plane meeting vertical structure — was a compositional type well established in the meisho-e tradition, and the print's color likely employs layered blues for the sea and pale tonalities for the sky.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
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.
Tsukishimadera Temple in Hyôgo (Hyôgo Tsukishimadera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Yes — Tsukishimadera Temple in Hyôgo (Hyôgo Tsukishimadera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi is part of the Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road series by Kawanabe Kyosai.
Tsukishimadera Temple in Hyôgo (Hyôgo Tsukishimadera), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi depicts temples & shrines, tōkaidō, and famous places (meisho-e).