Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro
Title: Red Lantern at Akasuka Temple
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Title Red Lantern at Akasuka Temple Artist Shiro Kasamatsu 1898-1992 Signature Shiro in the plate, "Shiro Kasamatsu" printed on the lower margin. Dated 1952 Publisher Unsodo Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent ... (printing ca.1950s) Colors very good Condition very good ... paper toning, two pin size holes on the left margin, red ink specks in the middle, light soil and creases on the margins. Description "Asakusa Kannon" The big red lantern at the Senso-ji Temple (Asakusa Kannon) in Asakusa. Format Oban tate-e Width 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm Height 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm Literature Grund, Andreas, "Shiro Kasamatsu - The Complete Woodblock Prints", Tokyo, privately published, 2001, - pg.12, U-30