About This Print
A view of the Kanda River in the Shijo area of Kyoto in the early morning with no one about. Tea houses stretch along the river on the right and a tall modern building, possibly still in existence (as can be seen in the below photo), is shown on the right beyond one of the Kandagawa's bridges. One of Asano's sosaku hanga works of the 1930s of views in and around Kyoto. A 1934 dated edition is shown below for comparison, but this collection's print is earlier, dated Showa 6 (1931) in the right column.
Contemporary photo - looking north from Kyoto's Great Sanjo Bridge
with tea houses along the banks of the Kamogawa-River
with tea houses along the banks of the Kamogawa-River
Later 1934 Impression
1934 edition, dated Showa 9, 3rd month, 2nd day in the right column.
Note print title has been moved to center of bottom margin and artist's signature now appears in right corner
Note print title has been moved to center of bottom margin and artist's signature now appears in right corner
The Untitled Views of Kyoto Series
One of at least eight prints created by Asano in the early 1930s using a similar format [similar margin notations, title formats, signatures (generally "Takeji ga tō" in image and "Takeji suri" in margin) and paper size] showing views in and around Kyoto. January 16th?, 1932 IHL Cat. #717 |  May 28, 1931 Saru Gallery |  (Maruyama Yozakura) May 5, 1934 Artelino |
 (Demachi Awayuki) February 2, 1934 Artelino |  (After Rain at Doshisha University) July 1931 Artelino |  Artelino |
| |  (Kawaracho Akegata Kosame) c. 1931 (print not dated) Artelino |
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #718 |
| Title or Description | Distant View of Shijo in the Early Morning ( Asagata Shijo Enbō 朝方四条遠望) |
| Series | Untitled series showing views of Kyoto |
| Artist | Asano Takeji (1900-1999) |
| Signature | Takeji ga tō in image Takeji suri in right margin |
| Seal |  |
| Publication Date | 1931 (昭和 六 - Showa 6 in right margin) |
| Edition | likely first edition |
| Publisher | artist |
| Carver | likely self-carved |
| Printer | likely self-printed |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | fair - foxing throughout, primarily visible in sky; light toning; 4 pin-holes in image |
| Genre | sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | oban |
| H x W Paper | 10 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (25.7 x 33.7 cm) |
| H x W Image | 8 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (22.2 x 32.4 cm) |
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