Kanda Myojin / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo
- Date:
- 1893 (1 September;printing; 5 September;published)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Kanda Myojin — one of Tokyo's most important and historically significant Shinto shrines, associated with the founding of Edo and the patronage of commerce and the arts — is depicted in the 1893 "Famous Places in Tokyo" series. The shrine's distinctive architecture, its position in the commercial district of Kanda, and its association with Edo's popular cultural life made it a natural subject for the famous-places tradition. Shuntei renders the shrine's specific architectural character with the observational precision appropriate to a sacred site with centuries of cultural accumulation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kanda Myojin / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1893 (1 September;printing; 5 September;published).
Kanda Myojin / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo depicts urban scenes, set at Tokyo.