Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo (Kameido Tenmangu)

Cascading clusters of pale purple wisteria hang from an unseen trellis across the top of the composition, framing a arched wooden bridge that spans a still, green-toned canal. A single small figure in a red-and-black kimono climbs the steep central span of the bridge, beside a tiered wooden shrine building with dark roof tiles set on stone-walled banks; a smaller pink-blossomed shrub grows at the water's edge in the lower right. The palette is soft and muted—lavender, sage green, and grey-blue—giving the scene a quiet, still atmosphere. *Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo (Kameido Tenmangu)*, Kawase Hasui, 1936, color woodblock print.