About This Print
A view of inside the grounds of the Gyoen built to help protect the Kyōto Imperial Palace from fire after the capital was moved to Edo (renamed Tokyo) in 1868. In 1949 the gardens became the Kyōto Gyoen National Garden open to the public.
Kyōto Gyoen National Garden today
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #2373 |
| Title or Description | View Inside Kyōto National Garden 御苑内之景 Gyoen uchinokei |
| Series | |
| Artist | Asano Takeji (1900-1999) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal of Artist | no seal |
| Publication Date | 1934 |
| Edition |  96 of a limited edition of 100 |
| Publisher | self-published |
| Carver | self-carved |
| Printer | likely self-printed |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - foxing mainly visible in margins and verso |
| Genre | sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | oban |
| H x W Paper | 10 1/16 x 14 1/8 in. (25.6 x 35.9 cm) |
| H x W Image | 8 7/8 x 13 in. (22.5 x 33 cm) |
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| Reference Literature |
5/28/2021 created
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