#25. Kameido Tenjin
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Kameido Tenjin, the Tenman shrine in the Kameido district east of the Sumida, was famous above all for its wisteria — long-hanging purple blooms that draped over a pond in late spring and attracted thousands of visitors. This numbered Edo view likely shows the shrine during the wisteria season, the flowers cascading over the water between the shrine's iconic arched bridges.
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Frequently Asked Questions
#25. Kameido Tenjin was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重).
#25. Kameido Tenjin depicts temples & shrines, spring, and gardens.