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Most lines and areas are depicted using Prussian Blue; exemptions seem to be red for the kites, people and clouds, and black for the fire-lookout tower. Hokusai exaggerated the size of the temple roof, so the people working on it appear smaller than they should. Although these details may seem unnatural, the overall image is quite attractive in its bold composition.
This temple originally was located in Kanda but was moved to Asakusa after being destroyed in a fire in 1662.
By the way, where is this view from? The viewer seems to be 'standing' almost at the same height as the roof of the temple! How did Hokusai see this?
Other prints in this set
- 36 Views of Mt. Fuji
- Red Fuji
- The Mitsui Store in Surugachō
- Sunset over Ryōgoku
- Fuji Seen from Minobu River
- In the Mountain of Tōtomi
- View of Tatekawa at Honjo
- Mishima Pass in Kōshū
- Surugadai in the Eastern Capital
- Fuji Seen from Ushibori
- Fuji Beyond the Arakawa River
- The Great Wave off Kanagawa
- Fuji Seen from Nihonbashi Bridge
- Thunder Shower at the Foot of Mt. Fuji
- The Cushion Pine in Aoyama
- From under Mannen Bridge of Fukagawa
- View at Dawn in Kai Province
- View from Fujimigahara
- Asakusa Honganji Temple
- Sazaidō of the 500 Rakanji Temple
- Enoshima in Sagami
- The Water-mill at Onden
- Lake Hakone in Sagami
- On the Seas of Kazusa
- A Snowy Morning in Koishikawa
- Mt Fuji Viewed from Senju
- Hamlet of Sekiya
- Tsukudajima in Musashi Province
- Shimo Meguro
- Kajikazawa in Kai
- Fuji Seen from Goten-yama
- Climbers on Mt. Fuji
- Fuji Viewed from Shichirigahama
- Village of Umezawa in Sagami
- Nakahara in Sagami
- Fuji from Katakura Tea Plantation
- Lake Suwa in Shinano
- Ejiri in Suruga
- Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō
- Inume Pass of Kōshū
- Low Tide at Nobuto
- Tama River in Bushū
- Reflection on Lake Kawaguchi
- Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō Highway
- Ōno Shinden in Suruga
- Mt. Fuji Seen from Kanaya
- Yoshida Stage of Tōkaidō Highway