Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991) | The Great Lantern of the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon-do o-chochin) | Showa period, 20th century

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May 10, 02:52 PM GMT

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Kasamatsu Shiro (1898-1991)

The Great Lantern of the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon-do o-chochin)

Showa period, 20th century


woodblock print, signed Shiro, sealed Shiro saku (made by Shiro), titled to the upper right margin as above, publisher’s mark (Hotei ‘F’, circa 1932-42) to the lower left margin Hanmoto Tokyo Ginza Watanabe mokuhan gaten [publisher Watanabe woodblock print shop, Ginza, Tokyo], dated Showa kyunen haru (Spring, 1934)


Vertical oban: 38.9 x 26.1 cm., 15¼ x 10¼ in.

For a different impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 51.1752, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/255306


For a further impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts (The MAK), Vienna, inventory number KI 13606-4, go to:

https://sammlung.mak.at/en/collection_online?id=collect-196426