Seninji Temple
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ronin Gallery
- Image courtesy of
- Ronin Gallery
Description
A dim interior view through a thatched-roof structure, framed by dark wooden beams and hanging ropes, with round straw mats and bundles on the earthen floor in the foreground. Beyond the shadowed foreground, two robed figures stand near a lit doorway with a warm yellow glow, set against pale gray walls. The palette is muted — charcoal grays and browns dominate, with the small illuminated window as the only warm color accent. Woodblock print, "Seninji Temple," by Kawase Hasui.
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Seninji Temple was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Seninji Temple depicts temples & shrines.