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Maker(s):Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Culture:Japanese (1797–1861)
Title:Kinryūzan in Asakusa, from the series 'Amongst the Famous Sites of Edo' ('Edo meishō no uchi')
Date Made:ca. 1834
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock
Measurements:overall: 14 1/8 in x 9 7/16 in; 35.9 cm x 24.0 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.175
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
rightmost panel from triptych

Label Text:
This is the rightmost panel in a triptych that depicts a street scene outside of Kinryūzan, the oldest Buddhist temple in Edo, dating to the seventh century ACE. It is signed at lower right 'Chōōrō Kuniyoshi ga,' or 'drawn by Chōōrō Kuniyoshi. The publisher's print, directly to the left, is composed of a double-peaked mountain over the syllable 'tsu,' written in katakana, and is unidentified.

Tags:
figures; women; birds; shops; fans; kimonos; trees

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