Tennö Temple, Ösaka

This print of Tennō-ji in Ōsaka uses the older Meiji-era romanization conventions in its title, suggesting an early cataloguing or publication context. Tennō-ji, Japan's oldest surviving Buddhist temple complex, stands in the Tennōji ward of present-day Osaka and retains historic structures including the Chokushimon gate and a rebuilt five-storied pagoda. Hasui's composition likely centers on one of these architectural focal points under a specific quality of light—early morning, dusk, or overcast midday—that allowed him to demonstrate the tonal range of the shin-hanga printing process. The print was produced collaboratively: Hasui provided the design sketch, while specialist horishi (carvers) cut the key block and color blocks at the Watanabe workshop, and surishi (printers) applied pigments in sequence on dampened washi to build the image's layered color and atmosphere.