Chionin Temple, Kyoto (Translation)
Japanese Sceneries II, Kansai Series (Series Title)
川瀬巴水 日本風景集2 関西篇 京都知恩院 昭和八年八月 木版画 (Primary Title)
Nihon fukei shu II Kensei hen, Kyoto Chionin (Transliterated Title)
Entrance Gate of Chionin Temple, Kyoto (Donor's Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡邊庄三郎, Japanese, 1885 - 1962 (Publisher)
Constructed in the 13th century, Chionin Temple in Kyoto is the headquarters of Pure Land Buddhism, a sect founded in Japan by Hōnen Shōnin (1133–1212), a monk who lived in Kyoto during the late Heian period. Followers of Pure Land believed that reciting the name of Amida Buddha would lead to their rebirth in the Western Paradise. Here, Hasui uses shadows and dark tones to depict the enormous main gate of the temple, through which a woman and child enter. Built in the 17th century, this wooden entrance is the largest surviving original gate in Japan, designated an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government.
Showa period (1926-1989)
巴水 Hasui
Publisher's seal (D) in lower right margin.
京都知恩院 昭和八年八月作
René and Carolyn Balcer Collection
"Temples and Shrines in Japan: Woodblock Prints by Kawase Hasui" November 17, 2018 - March 16, 2019, VMFA
1979渡辺／川瀬巴水…227／ 昭和八年八月 日本風景集2 関西篇 ワタナベ 11 京都智恩院
©artist or artist’s estate
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