Japanese Print "Mikawa Province: the Horai Temple Mountains" by Utagawa Hiroshige
Artist:Utagawa Hiroshige
Title:Mikawa Province: the Horai Temple Mountains
Date:1853
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Print no. 10 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces" 1425 stone steps comprise the winding path to the eighth-century, cliffside Buddhist Horai Temple, ensconced among cedar trees. The remains of a monastery and several shrines appear even higher up in areas where Hiroshige has parted the mist encircling the mountain.
