Catalog record · 目録番号 99512

Night Scene of Kitano Shrine

北野神社夜

Artist / 作者: Asano Takeji浅野竹二
Date / 年代: 1952
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / ohmi
Digital image / 画像: 1373 × 2000 px
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル

Catalog note / 解説

A very popular oban tate-e scene of the famous Kitano Shrine Buddha by Takeji Asano. This print is a rare first edition, as indicated by the printing of the date in the lower left margin. This date seal was carved off the woodblock after the first edition. Also in the left margin are Unsodo publisher's seal, Shinmi printer's seal, and Okura carver's seal. Unsodo watermark bottom left margin corner. The cut-out in the bottom left corner (known as a 'kento cut') is due to the printing process.

Image record / 画像情報

OHMI · 1952 · ohmi

The catalog page is text-only. The reviewed image is available in the Ukiyo-e app for iPhone and iPad.