About This Print
Kunitoshi did a number of, what can be described as, quick sketches for a few Meiji-era publishers which were turned into sloppily produced prints, including this print. This print pictures part of the grounds of Kinryūzan Sensoji Temple, which dates back to 628, including the Five-Storied Pagoda (Gojūnotō) first built in 942, Hozomon Gate to its right and Hondō, the main hall, on the left in the foreground. The area around the temple was filled with shops and was a popular entertainment center, as it is today.
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1562 |
| Title (Description) | 浅草金龍山 Asakusa Kinryūzan |
| Series | 東京名所 Tokyo meisho (Famous places) |
| Artist | Utagawa Kunitoshi (1847-1899) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | not sealed |
| Pub. Date |  |
| Publisher |  Tsutsumi Kichibei 堤吉兵衛 [Kagaya Kichibei] [Marks: seal not shown; pub. ref. 194] (located at Tokyo Nihonbashi Yoshikawachō 5-banchi 日本橋区吉川町五番地) |
| Carver | |
| Impression | fair (mis-registration, but not untypical for many Meiji-era prints; printers marks in margin) |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good |
| Genre | ukiyo-e; meisho-e |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Format | vertical oban |
| H x W Paper | 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (35.9 x 24.1 cm) |
| H x W Image | 13 x 8 3/8 in. (33 x 21.3 cm) |
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9/8/2020
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