Bingo Province: Abuto Kannon Hall
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1853
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1443
DescriptionPrint no. 48 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces"Label TextKannon is the Japanese goddess of mercy, who is often prayed to for safe childbirth and seafaring. This print shows the vermillion-lacquered Kannon temple, famous for its stone sculpture of the eleven-headed Kannon, perched atop Cape Abuto. As indicated by the dark sky and pale moon behinds the pines, Hiroshige has used a night scene to contrast the blue of the Inland Sea with the high rocks and illuminated sanctuary.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855
