{"product_id":"asakusa-kinryuzan-temple-after-utagawa-hiroshige","title":"Asakusa Kinryūzan Temple - After Utagawa Hiroshige","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asakusa Kinryūzan Temple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (\u003cem\u003eMeisho Edo Hyakkei\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Design Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1856\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uoya Eikichi (Sakanaya Eikichi)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReprint Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Daiichi Kōgei\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20th-century Shōwa-period recarved edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Genuine Japanese color woodblock print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōban tate-e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.625 X 8.5 in\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis genuine Japanese woodblock print is a 20th-century Daiichi Kōgei reproduction of Hiroshige’s \u003cem\u003eAsakusa Kinryūzan Temple\u003c\/em\u003e, from his celebrated late series \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e. The original design was published in 1856 and depicts the approach to Sensō-ji, one of Edo’s most famous temples, during a winter snowfall. The red \u003cstrong\u003eDaiichi Kōgei-ban\u003c\/strong\u003e inscription in the lower left margin identifies this impression as a later recarved edition rather than an Edo-period printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige frames the snowy temple grounds from beneath the enormous lantern of the Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate. Only the lower portion of the lantern is visible, looming dramatically into the composition and creating the kind of bold, cropped foreground that became a hallmark of Hiroshige’s late work. Beyond it, visitors make their way through the snow toward the temple complex, with the red gates and five-story pagoda standing out against snow-covered trees and rooftops. The contrast between the massive lantern overhead and the tiny figures below gives the scene both intimacy and monumentality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscriptions \u0026amp; Marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtist: Utagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eAsakusa Kinryūzan\u003c\/em\u003e (浅草金龍山)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: \u003cem\u003eMeisho Edo Hyakkei\u003c\/em\u003e (名所江戸百景), “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal design date: 1856\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal publisher: Uoya Eikichi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReprint publisher: Daiichi Kōgei\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Daiichi Kōgei edition mark in lower left margin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiroshige signature reproduced from the original design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuine carved-and-printed Japanese woodblock reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good. Full margins with light overall toning and minor scattered surface marks consistent with age. Minor handling wear and light discoloration to the margins. Colors remain strong and attractive, particularly the deep reds, greens, and blacks against the pale winter landscape. Please review the photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the greatest masters of Japanese woodblock printmaking and the artist most closely associated with landscape ukiyo-e. Best known for his poetic depictions of travel, changing seasons, weather, and the quiet beauty of everyday life, Hiroshige transformed familiar places into deeply atmospheric works through his masterful use of composition and color. His celebrated series, including \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e, became some of the most influential prints ever produced in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e was Hiroshige’s great late-career series, produced between 1856 and 1858. Created near the end of his life, the series shows Hiroshige pushing his landscape compositions in increasingly inventive directions. He frequently used extreme foreground elements, dramatic cropping, unusual viewpoints, and striking seasonal and weather effects to transform familiar locations around Edo into highly distinctive images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsakusa Kinryūzan Temple\u003c\/em\u003e is a particularly strong example of that late style. Rather than offering a conventional view of Sensō-ji, Hiroshige places the viewer directly beneath the giant lantern of the entrance gate, using it almost as an architectural frame around the snowy scene beyond. The resulting composition feels surprisingly modern and is characteristic of the visual experimentation that made \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e so influential on later European artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e This impression is \u003cstrong\u003enot an Edo-period printing\u003c\/strong\u003e. The red \u003cstrong\u003e第一巧藝版 (Daiichi Kōgei-ban)\u003c\/strong\u003einscription in the lower left margin identifies it as a later Japanese reproduction. Daiichi Kōgei editions were genuine woodblock prints produced from newly carved blocks after historic ukiyo-e designs rather than photomechanical reproductions. For a sales listing, I would conservatively describe this as a \u003cstrong\u003e20th-century Shōwa-period Daiichi Kōgei recarved edition\u003c\/strong\u003e unless documentation establishing a more precise publication date is available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63938870477171,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3549\/2211\/files\/YGP00328.jpg?v=1786233757","url":"https:\/\/blueskyprintshop.com\/products\/asakusa-kinryuzan-temple-after-utagawa-hiroshige","provider":"Blue Sky Print Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}