Paper size
38.0 x 26.7 cm
Original Date
1932
Edition Date
1935
Publisher
Watanabe
Description
Asakusa Kanzeon no naido 浅草観世音の内堂 Inside Asakusa Kannon Temple. Published by Watanabe in March 1932, this is a pre-war edition with the Watanabe “sausage” seal (see detail). The print nicely captures the atmosphere within this Tokyo landmark, where the hum of voices, clink of coins thrown into the offering box, and flutter of pigeons in the rafters reverberate off the dusty wooden floor….
Condition
Fine impression, colours and condition. Paper slightly toned.
