Ōtsu: Miidera Kannondo yori Ōtsu no machi kosui chōbō (Ōtsu: View of Lake and Town of Ōtsu from Kannon Hall of Mii Temple)

Description

Colour woodblock print 54 entitled Ōtsu: Miidera Kannondo yori Ōtsu no machi kosui chōbō (Ōtsu: View of Lake and Town of Ōtsu from Kannon Hall of Mii Temple) from the series Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue (Famous Places Along the 53 Stations [of the Tōkaidō] Illustrated) depicting pilgrims approaching the temple, whilst others enjoy the view, with cherry trees in bloom: Japan, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1855

Museum reference

A.595.52.39

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797 - 1858, Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsutaya, Publisher

Date

1855

Associations

Depicted: Kannon
Depicted: Tokaido (road), Honshu, Japan, East Asia
Depicted: Mii temple, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan, East Asia