March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine)
三月 (北野天満宮梅花)
- Series:
- Twelve Months of Kyoto (print 3 of 12)
- Date:
- second half 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Chuban
- Dimensions:
- 25.1 × 28.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Plum blossoms open at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in March, the ancient shrine to the scholar-deity Tenjin celebrated for its plum garden that attracts pilgrims every year in this third month of Tokuriki's "Twelve Months of Kyoto." Kitano Tenmangu's plum — over a thousand trees blooming in the shrine's orchard — was for centuries the signal that spring was arriving in Kyoto, the plum preceding the cherry by several weeks and carrying a different, more austere beauty. Tokuriki renders the shrine and its blossoms with characteristically warm precision.
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Frequently Asked Questions
March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine) (三月 (北野天満宮梅花)) was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎) in second half 20th century.
Yes — March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine) is part of the Twelve Months of Kyoto series (print 3 of 12) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine) uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine) was published by Unsodo (second half 20th century).
March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine) depicts temples & shrines and food & drink.
March (Plum Blossoms at the Kitano Shrine) measures 25.1 × 28.3 cm (Chuban format).