Japanese Print "Snow at the Silver Pavilion" by Kawase Hasui
Artist:Kawase Hasui
Title:Snow at the Silver Pavilion
Date:1951
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Source:Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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Description:
The Ginkaku temple was built as a retirement villa in the Higashiyama area in Kyoto in 1482 by shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. It subsequently became a center of Kyoto's elegant "Higashiyama culture". Following Yoshimasa's death in 1490 it was converted into a Zen temple dedicated to his memory. The Silver Pavilion was spared a devastating fire in the 16th century. Hotei, #560
