About This Print
A beautiful small (postcard-size) print picturing Kyoto's Kiyomizu Temple in snow. Kiyomizu was one of the most frequently portrayed temples in Japanese prints.
Kiyomizu Temple
Kiyomizudera (清水寺; also spelled Kiyomizu-dera; "Pure Water Temple") was founded in 780 AD and still functions as a temple associated with the Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism.1
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1427 |
| Title | Kyoto Kiyomizu 京都清水 |
| Series | |
| Artist | Tsuchiya Kōitsu (1870-1949) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | see Signature above |
| Publication Date | c. 1930s |
| Edition | unknown |
| Publisher |  [Marks: seal not shown; pub. ref. 524] |
| Carver | unknown |
| Printer | unknown |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent - light toning |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | shin hanga (new prints) |
| Format | postcard |
| H x W Paper | 5 9/16 x 3 11/16 x in. (14.1 x 9.4 cm) |
| H x W Image | 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm) |
| Collections This Print | |
| Reference Literature | The Catalogue Raisonne of Tsuchiya Koitsu Meiji to Shin-Hanga, Watercolours to Woodblocks, Ross F. Walker and Toshikazu Doi, Ohmi Gallery Publishing, 2009; Koitsu.com site reference TK-TM-140 |
7/28/2019
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