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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese ukiyo-e print
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
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
Temple of the Five Hundred Rakan in Edo NERFINISHED
follows ukiyo-e printmaking techniques
genre landscape art
hasArtisticFeature contrasting near and far spatial planes
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
dramatic elevated viewpoint
hasSeriesPosition one of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
hasSubject religious site
sacred mountain
temple visitors
hasTheme everyday life in Edo
pilgrimage and sightseeing
reverence for Mount Fuji
influencedBy Buddhist temple architecture
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
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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Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji hasPart Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Rakan