Spring at Chomei Temple
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Chōmeiji, perched on the sloping hillside above Lake Biwa's eastern shore in Shiga Prefecture, is a celebrated destination for spring viewing, its terraced grounds and ancient cedar approaches surrounded by cherry blossoms in the season. This print likely positions the temple's distinctive tiered structures against pale spring foliage and flowering trees, with Lake Biwa visible in the middle or far distance. The vertical compression typical of hillside temple compositions allows Nishiyama to layer architectural forms, blossom-laden branches, and water in a single cohesive view. Delicate pink and white printing of the cherry blossoms would contrast with the weathered wood and stone of the temple structures, a tonal balance central to spring [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) of the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) period.
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.
Spring at Chomei Temple was created by Nishiyama Hideo (西山英雄).
Spring at Chomei Temple depicts temples & shrines.
