Yushima Tenjin (Tenjin Shrine at Yushima), Takahashi Shōtei

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Takahashi Shōtei, Yushima Tenjin (Tenjin Shrine at Yushima)
Takahashi Shōtei, Yushima Tenjin (Tenjin Shrine at Yushima)
Takahashi Shōtei
Yushima Tenjin (Tenjin Shrine at Yushima)
circa late 1910s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Takahashi Shōtei
1871–1945
Yushima Tenjin (Tenjin Shrine at Yushima), circa late 1910s, Meiji period (1868–1912)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 375 x 163 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 3/4 x 6 7/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 380 x 167 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 15/16 x 6 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 0000.1288
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Archive Label date unknown: The vibrant colors of the gold and red sunrise are complemented by the vermillion of the shrine compound to the left. A woman, bundled against the bitter cold in a black over-kimono and blue headwrap, approaches to make abulutions. Another figure in a rough brown robe and reed hat is coming over the hill; a panoramic view of the town unfolds below. Hiroaki uses fresh, vibrant colors contrasted against the white of the snow to suggest the bitter cold of an early winter morning.