Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series of famous places in Edo with frames of Western letters

Q: When was "Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series of famous places in Edo with frames of Western letters" created?

This artwork was created c.1830.

Q: Is "Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series of famous places in Edo with frames of Western letters" in the public domain?

Yes, Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series of famous places in Edo with frames of Western letters is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Keisai Eisen

c.1830

Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series of famous places in Edo with frames of Western letters by Keisai Eisen

Medium

Color woodblock print; nishiki-e

Dimensions

21 × 33.2 cm (8 1/4 × 13 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

29482

About the Artist

Keisai Eisen · 1790–1848

Keisai Eisen (1790–1848), born Ikeda Yoshinobu in Edo (modern Tokyo), emerged as one of the late Edo period's most prolific ukiyo-e masters. The son of the renowned calligrapher and Kanō-school painter Ikeda Shigeharu, Eisen was immersed in the arts from childhood. He apprenticed under Kanō Hakkeisai, adopting the art name "Keisai" in homage to his teacher, and later studied bijin-ga (images of be...

Toeizan Temple Seen from Shinobazu Benten Shrine in Edo (Edo Shinobazu Benten yori Toeizan o miru zu), from a series of famous places in Edo with frames of Western letters

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