Asakusa Kannon Temple (Asakusa Kannon-dô), from the series Recollections of Tokyo (Tokyo kaiko zue)
Saitô Kiyoshi
(Japanese, 1907–1997)
1945 (Shôwa 20), December
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions21 x 27.4 cm (8 1/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr. through Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
Accession number65.1104
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ProvenanceBy 1965, Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1965), Cambridge, MA: 1965, by inheritance to his wife, Barbara Birkhoff Paine (b. 1909 - d. 1995), Cambridge, MA; 1965, gift of Mrs. Paine to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)
Saitô Kiyoshi
1955 (Shôwa 30) edition of 1953 design