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Yamato hasedera
Yamato hasedera
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Buy wall art of this image titled: Yamato hasedera, from the Japanese Ukiyo-e and Yokohama-e Prints Collection by Second Story Prints. Top quality print reproductions available now!
- Buddhist temples--Japan--1850-1860.
- Wooden buildings--Japan--1850-1860.
- Flowers--Japan--1850-1860.
- Caption label from exhibit "Sakura": Celestial View of the Hasedera Temple. Edo period (1600-1868) woodblock prints of famous places, called meisho-e, often contained seasonal indicators including an array of flowers and trees associated with particular times of year. Seen below clouds and cloud-like profusions of springtime sakura blossoms, this view by Hiroshige II (pupil and adopted son of the celebrated Andō Hiroshige) depicts the Hase-dera or Hase Temple, one of the most renowned pilgrimage sites in Japan mentioned in literary works going back to the Heian Period (794-1185). The temple is dedicated to the Bodhisattva Kannon, often referred to as the "Goddess of Mercy."
- Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
- From the series: Shokoku meisho hyakkei : 100 famous views of Japan.
- Format: vertical Oban Nishikie.
- Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
- Forms part of: Visual materials from Donald D. Walker collection.
- Exhibited: "Sakura : Cherry Blossom as Living Symbol of Friendship" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2012.
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