Asakua Temple, No 99 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Asakua Kinryuzan)
date: label: Date
content: 1856
name: label: Artist
content: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A winter view of Asakusa Kannon, the oldest Buddist temple in the city. The left side shows the Thunder Gate (Kaminarimon) and the famous huge lantern above. Shown in the distance is the Gate of the Two Kings, which was named after the deities on either side. The right side shows a five story pagoda. The scene is covered with snowflakes. The rooftops are evenly dusted with snow and the ground contains a pattern of small embossed dots. Asakusa remains a popular tourist destination today.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-291
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper