Title
Temple of the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) 金閣寺, from the series Famous places of Kyoto
1834
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- Kyōto meisho no uchi: Kinkakuji
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Tenpo era 1830 - 1844 → Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
- Date
- 1834
- Media category
- Materials used
- woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 35.0 cm image; 24.5 x 36.8 cm sheet
- Signature & date
Signed c.l., in Japanese, ink, incised on block "Hiroshige ga" [picture by Hiroshige]. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1961
- Location
- South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
- Accession number
- DO7.1961
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa
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About
Utagawa Hiroshige (also known as Andō Hiroshige) specialised in pictures of the ‘floating world’ or 'ukiyo-e', with a particular interest in landscapes. Located at the foot of Mount Kinugasa, the gilded structure in the foreground of this woodblock print is Kinkaku-ji, the temple of the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto. It was established by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, and the dramatic rock garden was developed at the same time. After Yoshimitsu’s death, the building was converted into a Buddhist temple.
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1961, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Apr 1962–25 May 1962
Japanese Woodcuts, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle, 28 Jun 1968–28 Jul 1968
Elemental, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Jul 2022–2024
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Provenance
Getting, 11 Feb 1936
R.G. McNair Scott, pre Apr 1960, purchased by Mr C. Norris for the Art Gallery of New South Wales from the auction sale of R.G.McNair Scott’s Japanese Prints and Sword Furniture, at Glendining & Co. Ltd., on 11 April 1960, lot 117a.
