Cherry and Toshogu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
A five-story pagoda with dark green tiered roofs and warm orange-brown balconies rises against a soft green-to-yellow sky, a pale full moon glowing beside its upper eaves. Dense clusters of pink cherry blossoms frame the tower in the foreground on both sides, their branches dark and bare beneath the pink flowers. This woodblock print, "Cherry and Toshogu" by Shiro Kasamatsu, renders the scene in muted, atmospheric tones suggesting dusk.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cherry and Toshogu was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Cherry and Toshogu uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Cherry and Toshogu was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Cherry and Toshogu depicts cherry blossoms and temples & shrines.