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Bookmarks From Japan Mvt 4 Thunder Gate by Julie Giroux

Bookmarks from Japan Mvt. 4 Thunder Gate by Julie Giroux IV. Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa "Thunder Gate" The name of the print on the bookmark says Kaminari-mon Gate of Asakusa Kannon Temple but the true name of the print is "Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa" by the artist Hiroshige Ando. Hiroshige died before before the entire collection was completed. Hiroshige II finished it. The first prints were published in order between 1856 and 1859. The Temple History Originally built in 941 AD, Kaminarimon is the outer gate leading to the Senso-ji Temple which was constructed around 628 AD near Kamagata and later relocated to its present location in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan in 1635. This large gate features 4 statues. The Shinto gods Fujin and Raijin are located on the front of the gate and the Buddhist god Tenryu and goddess Kinryu stand on the reverse side. Fujin displayed on the front east side of the gate is the god of wind and Raijin on the west side is the god of thunder giving the gate its nickname of "Thunder Gate." Displayed in the middle of the gate is a giant red chochin (lantern) which weighs approximately 1,500 pounds. Despite its huge size, it is very fragile. The front of the lantern bears the painting of the gate's name Kaminarimon, and the painting on the back reads Furaijinmon, the official name of the gate. The bottom or base of the chochin displays a beautiful wooden carving of a dragon. Over the centuries the gate has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. The current gate dates to 1960 and the new lantern was donated in 2003. As a tourist, you cannot get close to the statues as they are protected by fences and wire and you certainly cannot touch them. Despite all of that, the magnificence of gate still shines through bearing testament to centuries of humans that have passed through it's structure and the centuries yet to come.