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Asakusa Kannondō (Asakusa Kwannon Temple), from the series Tōkyō kaiko zue (Scenes of Lost Tokyo)


Saitō Kiyoshi, Asakusa Kannondō (Asakusa Kwannon Temple), from the series Tōkyō kaiko zue (Scenes of Lost Tokyo), 1945, color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Miss Caroline Moyer, © unknown, research required, 1996.31.2g

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Title

Asakusa Kannondō (Asakusa Kwannon Temple), from the series Tōkyō kaiko zue (Scenes of Lost Tokyo)

Related Titles

catalog entry: Asakusa Kwannon Temple

original language: 浅草観音堂

series (original language): 東京回顧圖會

series (translated): Scenes of Lost Tokyo

series (transliterated): Tōkyō kaiko zue

translated: Asakusa Kwannon Temple

transliterated: Asakusa Kannondō

Artist

Saitō Kiyoshi (Japanese, 1907-1997)

Related People

printer: Hirai Kōichi (Japanese, active 20th century)

publisher: Uemura Masurō (Japanese, active 20th century)

Nihon Hanga Kyōkai (Japanese)

Date

1945

Period

Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 7 1/8 in x 9 5/8 in; sheet: 7 7/8 in x 10 13/16 in

Inscriptions & Markings

label: 浅草観音堂 / 斎藤清 / Asakusa Kwannon, printed in black relief, recto of label [separate label; housed with print in mat] Transliteration (Translation): Asakusa Kannondō / Saitō Kiyoshi / Asakusa Kwannon (Asakusa Kannon Temple) Language: Japanese; English

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Modern Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Caroline Moyer

Accession Number

1996.31.2g

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

Japanese woodblock prints

relief printing

relief prints

Showa

temples

woodcuts

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