Toshogu Shrine
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
A view of a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu — either the Ueno Toshogu within Tokyo or the larger Nikko Toshogu mausoleum complex. Toshogu shrines are characterized by elaborately carved and gilded architecture in the gongen-zukuri style, and the print would foreground that decorative ornament against the surrounding cryptomeria or shrine grounds. The print follows Koizumi's practice of cutting and printing every block himself in the [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) manner, while drawing subject matter — historic shrines and temples — from the [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) tradition that [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) artists such as Kawase Hasui and Hiroshi Yoshida also worked. [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations would shape the foliage and sky, while restrained color planes describe the lacquered architectural surfaces. The choice of subject reflects Koizumi's documentary impulse, recording surviving Edo-period religious institutions alongside the modern infrastructure that fills his other prints.
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
![Kiba Lumberyard along the River at Fukugawa (New Edition) [Fukagawa-ku, kiba no kawasuji (shinpan)], from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)" by Kishio Koizumi](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f6380c15-6d23-c26a-899d-08ead4db792b/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1940
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.
Toshogu Shrine was created by Kishio Koizumi (小泉癸巳男).
Toshogu Shrine depicts temples & shrines.