Temple of Kinugasa
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Kinugasa Temple — Ninna-ji in the Kinugasa area of Kyoto — was famous for its late-blooming Omuro cherry trees, which flowered weeks after the rest of Kyoto's famous cherries had fallen. Shotei renders the temple precinct with the characteristic Kyoto combination of ancient architecture and carefully tended garden scenery, the bokashi sky above the temple buildings suggesting the misty spring atmosphere in which the Kinugasa cherries bloomed. The temple's association with the imperial family gave its garden culture a particular refinement.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Temple of Kinugasa was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Temple of Kinugasa uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Temple of Kinugasa was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Temple of Kinugasa depicts temples & shrines.