Kinryûzan Temple in Asakusa: The Story of the Kannon Image (Asakusa Kinryûzan, Kanzeon yurai), from the series A Compendium of Historical Sites in the Eastern Capital (Tôto kyûseki zukushi)

「東都旧跡尽　浅草金竜山　観世音由来」

Japanese

Edo period

about 1845–46 (Kôka 2–3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 34.5 x 22.4 cm (13 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Frederic Langenbach in memory of Marjorie K. Hussey

Accession Number61.636

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #5.1, pl. 19; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 251, ôban #47.2

Signed Hiroshige ga
広重画

Marks Censor's seal: Tanaka Heishirô
No blockcutter's mark
改印：田中
彫師：なし