Catalog record · 目録番号 68883
Byodo-in Temple in Uji-Renge near Kyoto
Catalog note / 解説
Original Japanese woodblock print by Hasui, Kawase (1863-1957). Left wing of the Byodo-in Temple in Uji-Renge near Kyoto. Date: 1933 (early edition). Publisher: Watanabe. Signature: Hasui with Sui-seal. Size: c. 10.04 x 14.96 inches (25,5 x 38 cm), oban. Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003 Byodo Temple, formerly the villa of Fujiwara-no-Michinaga, was converted into a temple by his son, the Kanpaku (Imperial Regent), Fujiwara-no-Yorimichi, in 1052, during the glory period of the Fujiwara family. Phoenix Hall was built in the following year. A National Treasure, it is the only building dating back to the time of the temple's establishment. Its graceful app…
Image record / 画像情報
JAODB · 1933 · jaodb
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