Hiroshige's images of Edo life—temples, bridges, markets, and seasonal celebrations—are valuable historical documents as well as masterpieces of design. His depictions of the city he loved made him the preeminent chronicler of Edo culture in prints.
Kinkakuji — the Temple of the Golden Pavilion — appears here in a view from the "Famous Places in Kyoto" series, the gilded three-story structure reflected in the pond of its garden. Hiroshige's oban print, made around 1834, shows the temple with its characteristic golden exterior mirrored in still water, the Kinugasa hills rising behind. The pavilion had been a defining symbol of Kyoto for centuries before Hiroshige made this print.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.
Yes — The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" is part of the Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi) series (print 7 of 9) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and kyoto, set at Kyoto.
