Asakusa, Sensoji Temple Main Square, Tokyo - Japan

 
Asakusa, Sensoji Temple Main Square, contemporary painting by Peter Kettle depicting the crowds and historic temple architecture of Sensō-ji in Tokyo, Japan.

80 x 60 cm

oil on canvas

Asakusa, Sensoji Temple Main Square, Tokyo captures the movement and colour surrounding one of the city’s most historic temples. Crowds gather beneath the distinctive red architecture of Sensō-ji, dissolving into layered marks of turquoise, green, ochre and crimson. The painting explores the meeting of tradition and contemporary city life, where an ancient place of pilgrimage remains woven into the everyday rhythm of Tokyo.

 
 
Peter Kettle