Saishō Temple in Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Saishō-in), from the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fūkei shū higashi Nihon hen)

Function: Statue of Vajrapani, a major Mahayana Bodhisattva, to be placed in a temple hall, preferably at its entrance since he is variously fierce and compassionate. He appears a...

Claude-Joseph Vernet was famous for his marine views and was the French artist most admired in this sub-genre around the mid-18th century. Vernet first trained with his father, a l...

Claude-Joseph Vernet was famous for his marine views and was the French artist most admired in this sub-genre around the mid-18th century. Vernet first trained with his father, a l...

On a violet background, vertical lines of green bamboo with branches of flowering trees between them. In the foreground, large reishi mushrooms in blue or brown, sharply outlined i...