Interior of the Senso-ji Temple (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) in the Asakusa district, Tokyo

Interior of the Senso-ji Temple (also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) in the Asakusa district, Tokyo

Pitts Theology Library

1875 - 1895

This print shows the interior of the Sensô-ji Temple dedicated to Kannon (Sanskrit, Avalokiteśvara). Founded in 645 AD, it is one of the oldest in Tokyo. At the time of the photograph, the temple was affiliated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism. The print labelled, "632. Inside Asakusa Temple Tokio." Turner has added the inscription, "Dedicated to Kwannon-Goddess of Mercy. For a description of this temple, see 'Wesleyan Advocate' July 21, 1894." Destroyed during World War II, the temple has been rebuilt. The Nagasaki Collection of Old Photographs in the Bakumatsu-Meiji Period attributes this to Kusakabe Kinbei. http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/

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Japan; Zen; Avalokiteśvara; Tokyo

color prints (photographs)