Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Rakan
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Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Rakan is a famous woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai depicting a dramatic, elevated view of Mount Fuji from a temple balcony, included in his renowned series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese ukiyo-e print
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woodblock print ⓘ |
| artForm | color woodblock print ⓘ |
| artMovement | ukiyo-e ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Katsushika Hokusai’s mature period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Katsushika Hokusai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mount Fuji
NERFINISHED
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Sazai Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Five Hundred Rakan NERFINISHED ⓘ distant Mount Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ distant horizon ⓘ elevated viewpoint ⓘ landscape ⓘ people on a balcony ⓘ railing of a high balcony ⓘ temple balcony ⓘ urban surroundings of Edo ⓘ |
| depictsLocation |
Edo
NERFINISHED
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Temple of the Five Hundred Rakan in Edo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | ukiyo-e printmaking techniques ⓘ |
| genre | landscape art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFeature |
contrasting near and far spatial planes
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detailed depiction of human figures ⓘ framing of Mount Fuji through architectural elements ⓘ strong diagonal composition ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Edo period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic image of Mount Fuji in Japanese art ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
bird’s-eye view
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dramatic elevated viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSeriesPosition | one of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
religious site
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sacred mountain ⓘ temple visitors ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
everyday life in Edo
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pilgrimage and sightseeing ⓘ reverence for Mount Fuji ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist temple architecture
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popular travel and pilgrimage culture in Edo period ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Mount Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | ink and color on paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of perspective
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integration of architecture and landscape ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.