The Festival of Lanterns on Temma Bridge
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Year Composed: 1834
Artistic Movement: Edo
Nationality: Japan
Floor Found in Château: Third Floor
Year Composed: 1834
Artistic Movement: Edo
Nationality: Japan
Floor Found in Château: Third Floor
About the Artwork
Having a history of over a millennium, the lantern festival in Osaka, Japan, is rich in tradition, culture, and symbolism. In 1834, Katsushika Hokusai represents that illuminating celebration with The Festival of Lanterns on Temma Bridge. Here, Hokusai depicts the iconic Temma Bridge, spanning the Osaka River as it flows through the Japanese island of Honshu. Boats travel as a processional down the river, carrying an assortment of lanterns. Hokusai depicts the lanterns also lighting across the Temma Bridge, as well as highlights the city of Osaka in the background on either bank of the river. This Edo painting truly highlights a "picture of the floating world", representing the iconic and tradition-rich festival that occurs on Temma Bridge.
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai was a preeminent artist of the Edo Age and of the ukiyo-e style of art. Born in what is now Tokyo, Hokusai was known for his woodblock print works, highlighting both his appeal to nature and to Mount Fuji as well as a travel-inspired visual guide. Works such as The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife (1814), Cuckoo and Azaleas (1834), and his iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) appeal to both nature and worldly travel, inspiring viewers of his art to be one with the world. Senses of calmness, serenity, and tenderness can be felt within the paintings and print works of Hokusai.
About the Movement
The Festival of Lanterns on Temma Bridge was composed in the Edo Age of art. The Edo Period in Japan, also known as the Tokugawa Period, occurred between 1603 and 1868. During this time, artists studied sciences and various techniques from the West (known as Dutch studies), ultimately culminating in the ukiyo-e genre of art. Subjects included women, scenes of history, landscapes, and nature, becoming known as "pictures of the floating world." Some of the most famous Edo artists included Matsumura Keibun, Torii Kiyonaga, and Katsushika Hokusai.
Location of Original Work of Art: Brooklyn Museum, New York City, New York, United States of America
Having a history of over a millennium, the lantern festival in Osaka, Japan, is rich in tradition, culture, and symbolism. In 1834, Katsushika Hokusai represents that illuminating celebration with The Festival of Lanterns on Temma Bridge. Here, Hokusai depicts the iconic Temma Bridge, spanning the Osaka River as it flows through the Japanese island of Honshu. Boats travel as a processional down the river, carrying an assortment of lanterns. Hokusai depicts the lanterns also lighting across the Temma Bridge, as well as highlights the city of Osaka in the background on either bank of the river. This Edo painting truly highlights a "picture of the floating world", representing the iconic and tradition-rich festival that occurs on Temma Bridge.
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai was a preeminent artist of the Edo Age and of the ukiyo-e style of art. Born in what is now Tokyo, Hokusai was known for his woodblock print works, highlighting both his appeal to nature and to Mount Fuji as well as a travel-inspired visual guide. Works such as The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife (1814), Cuckoo and Azaleas (1834), and his iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) appeal to both nature and worldly travel, inspiring viewers of his art to be one with the world. Senses of calmness, serenity, and tenderness can be felt within the paintings and print works of Hokusai.
About the Movement
The Festival of Lanterns on Temma Bridge was composed in the Edo Age of art. The Edo Period in Japan, also known as the Tokugawa Period, occurred between 1603 and 1868. During this time, artists studied sciences and various techniques from the West (known as Dutch studies), ultimately culminating in the ukiyo-e genre of art. Subjects included women, scenes of history, landscapes, and nature, becoming known as "pictures of the floating world." Some of the most famous Edo artists included Matsumura Keibun, Torii Kiyonaga, and Katsushika Hokusai.
Location of Original Work of Art: Brooklyn Museum, New York City, New York, United States of America