Tenno Temple, Osaka (Osaka Tennōji), from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Osaka Tennōji
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.1 × 36.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
This third Souvenirs of Travel entry depicts Tenno-ji temple in Osaka, one of the city's historic Buddhist sites. Lifetime editions range from $400-$1,500. Temple subjects from Osaka provide variety within the Third Series, and Hasui's rendering of urban temple precincts demonstrates his ability to find contemplative beauty even in Japan's most commercial city.
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