The Kitano Taiyu Temple
by Kunikazu Utagawa (a.c. 1849-1867)

	Artist:	Kunikazu Utagawa (a.c. 1849-1867) — 歌川国員
	Title:	The Kitano Taiyu Temple
	Series:	100 Views of Osaka, Naniwa
	Date of first edition?:	1860 (circa)
	Date of this artwork?:	c1860s (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Chuban
	Format (this edition):	Chuban
	DB artwork code:	31285
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Naniwa Hyakkei: Kitano Taiyuji, "One Hundred Views of Osaka: The Kitano Taiyu Temple", A Genuine Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunikazu, Printed c. 1860s Description: The majority of the prints produced in Osaka are actor prints, yet there are a small number of woodblock print landscapes, mostly influenced by the work of Hiroshige. The present print is clearly after Hiroshige's 100 Views of Edo series of 1858, in its format of 100 scenes, and especially in its design, with a closeup element in the foreground through which the scene in the distance is viewed. We look past the red Torii gate of the temple here to the pines and people of the temple grounds. The main hall appears at the end of the gravel walkway. The print measures 9.5 x 7 (chuban sized), and is in excellent condition, no flaws noted.