Snow at Asakusa, Takahashi Shōtei

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Takahashi Shōtei, Snow at Asakusa
Takahashi Shōtei, Snow at Asakusa
Takahashi Shōtei
Snow at Asakusa
circa 1920s, Taisho period (1912–1926) or Showa period (1926–1989)
Takahashi Shōtei
1871–1945
Snow at Asakusa, circa 1920s, Taisho period (1912–1926) or Showa period (1926–1989)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 373 x 164 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 11/16 x 6 7/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 379 x 170 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 15/16 x 6 11/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 0000.2032
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Archive Label date unknown: Swirling snow falls on Asakusa Kinryūzan temple where the eaves of the main hall and the five-storied pagoda, resplendent in vermillion, are partially hidden by snow-swathed trees. The printer, using a bamboo covered barren to press the paper to each colored woodblock, has left circular impressions on the paper which add a sense of dancing movement to the snowflakes in the gray sky.