Kitagawa UTAMARO I UTAMARO I. San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu - 三園山増上寺図)
Kitagawa UTAMARO I.Early 1750s–1806
San'enzan Zōjō-ji Temple (San'enzan Zōjō-ji zu - 三園山増上寺図)Early 1800’s
Colour woodblock print. Horizontal oban, 369x235 mm, trimmed within margin. Title, signature of the engraver and publisher’s mark on the right margin. Signs of wear, some defects in the right margin.
Very rare panoramic view of the Buddhist temple, facing the wide entrance, animated by many visitors, monks, animals. San'en-zan Zōjō-ji (三縁山増上寺) is a Jōdo-shū Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is the main temple of the Jōdo-shū ("Pure Land") Chinzei sect of Buddhism in the Kantō region. Published by Yamaguchi Tobei, c early 1800’s.