Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Rain falls in fine vertical lines across a dark blue-grey sky over a large red temple building with a black tiled roof and gold trim, its wooden eaves and lattice doors rendered in warm orange and green tones; a five-story pagoda rises among trees in the misty background. In the foreground a lone figure in a green kimono walks across wet, reflective stone paving beneath a blue umbrella, passing stone lanterns near the temple steps. Tsuchiya Koitsu's 1933 color woodblock print "Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple" balances the building's ornate reds and golds against muted grey rain and pooled water on the ground.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1933.
Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple was published by Doi Sadaichi (1933).
Rain at Asakusa Kannon Temple depicts urban scenes, temples & shrines, and religious, set at Asakusa.