Kiyomizu kei (Visiting Kiyomizu Temple)
by Miki Suizan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
- Image courtesy of
- British Museum
Description
Kiyomizu-dera, the famous hillside temple in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, is depicted here likely through a bijin-ga lens — one or more elegantly dressed women ascending the stone-paved approach or pausing near the temple's iconic wooden stage overlooking the city. The title's use of 'kei' (景, scene or view) suggests the composition balances figures with architectural and landscape elements characteristic of meisho-e conventions. Suizan's Kyoto sensibility and nihonga training would have informed the restrained color palette and the soft modeling of the women's kimono fabrics, achieved through careful key-block registration and layered pigment on oban-format washi. The temple setting gives seasonal and cultural specificity, likely placing the scene within a recognized pilgrimage or festival context.
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Kiyomizu kei (Visiting Kiyomizu Temple) was created by Miki Suizan (三木翠山).
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