Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple
延暦寺雨
by Takeji Asano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Ukiyo-e.org (via Artelino)
Description
Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple presents the great Tendai Buddhist monastery complex on Mt. Hiei above Kyoto — a sacred mountain that dominated the northeastern horizon of the city — in the particular atmospheric conditions of mountain rainfall. Enryaku-ji, spread across multiple peaks and connected by ancient paths through the cedar forest, experienced weather conditions more dramatic than those in the city below, and rain on the mountain took on a different quality: heavier, colder, and associated with the austerity of monastic mountain practice. Asano's rendering would have captured this distinctly mountain-temple atmosphere.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple (延暦寺雨) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple was published by Unsodo.
Rain in Enryaku-ji Temple depicts temples & shrines and rain.