Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple, c. 1834-1835
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more 81.133.261
Not on Viewexpand_more
Miidera, also known as Onjøji, is the head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. Built on a hill overlooking Lake Biwa, the temple compound consists of many buildings constructed over the temple's long history. For this print, Hiroshige depicted the temple from an unusual vantage point which shows the southern slope of the compound rather than the more famous view of the lake on the east side. He did not depict the temple's famous bell either, after which the theme of "evening bells" was named. Nonetheless, this peaceful landscape under a yellow sky conveys the serene beauty of an evening at the mountain temple, where the only sound might have been that of the bell summoning the monks to their evening devotions.
Details
- Title
- Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple
- Artist Life
- 1797 - 1858
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 81.133.261
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 246, horizontal ōban #28.7
- Curator Approved
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