Minneapolis Institute of Art
Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Takenouchi Magohachi
- Date
- c. 1834–35
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Miidera, also known as Onjøji, is the head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. Built on a hill overlooking Lake Biwa, the temple compound consists of many buildings constructed over the temple's long history. For this print, Hiroshige depicted the temple from an unusual vantage point which shows the southern slope of the compound rather than the more famous view of the lake on the east side. He did not depict the temple's famous bell either, after which the theme of evening bells was named. Nonetheless, this peaceful landscape under a yellow sky conveys the serene beauty of an evening at the mountain temple, where the only sound might have been that of the bell summoning the monks to their evening devotions. Japan, Asia
The authoritative record is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Minneapolis Institute of Art and other institutions.
Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Evening Bell at Miidera Temple
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Evening Bell at Mii Temple, from the series Eight Views of Omi Province
Cleveland Museum of Art
Evening bell at Mii Temple
Art Institute of Chicago
Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"
Art Institute of Chicago
Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii no bansho), from an untitled series of Eight Views of Omi
Art Institute of Chicago
Evening Bell at Mii Temple (Mii bansho), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei no uchi)"
Art Institute of Chicago
The Evening Bell at Miidera (Mii no banshō), from the series "Eight Views in Omi Province (Omi hakkei no uchi)"
Art Institute of Chicago
Eight Views of the Sumida River: Autumn Moon at Mokubo-ji Temple
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Evening Bell at Kamakura, View of the Mountains of Awa Province from Tsurugaoka (Kamakura bansho, Tsurugaoka yori Boshu yama no zu), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"
Art Institute of Chicago
Evening Bell at Mii (Mii no bansho), from the series Eight Views of Omi in Etching Style (Doban Omi hakkei)
Art Institute of Chicago
Night View of Matsuchiyama and San'ya Canal
Minneapolis Institute of Art