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View of Daigo-ji Temple in Eastern Kyoto (Rakuyô Daigo zu)

View of Daigo-ji Temple in Eastern Kyoto (Rakuyô Daigo zu)

(Japanese, 1739–1820)
1810 (Bunka 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal aiban; 21.7 x 31 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.777
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Description
The oldest surviving building in the Kyoto area, dating from 951 AD, is the pagoda of the temple Daigo-ji, located in the mountains to the east of the city. Shigemasa’s print shows picnic parties enjoying themselves in temporary enclosures under the trees, emulating the famous cherry-blossom viewing party held there in 1598 by the warlord Hideyoshi, Japan’s ruler at the time.
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross