Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in southern Tokyo is one of Japan's most historically potent sites — the burial place of the forty-seven ronin, the masterless samurai who avenged their lord's death in 1703 in a story that became the most celebrated tale of loyalty and sacrifice in Japanese culture. Koitsu renders the modest but charged temple grounds with atmospheric depth, the grave markers of the ronin located just beyond the frame but present in every viewer's awareness. The print participates in the great Chushingura story.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Sengakuji Temple at Takanawa in Tokyo depicts temples & shrines, set at Tokyo.