Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannondo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The enormous red chochin lantern that marks the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji Temple fills the composition with its brilliant vermillion mass, while the gate's guardian figures and temple precinct recede behind it. Kasamatsu knew this gate intimately from childhood — he grew up in Asakusa and would have passed beneath it countless times. The great lantern is perhaps Tokyo's most recognized symbol, and his print captures its commanding presence as the focal point of a street scene pulsing with urban life.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannondo was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannondo was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Great Lantern at the Asakusa Kannondo depicts urban scenes, temples & shrines, and daily life, set at Asakusa.