1964 After Kiyonaga "8 Views at Kinryuzan Temple of Asakusa - Komaga", Full-Color Print From Japan

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A stunning full-color Ukiyo-E Hanga print after original woodblock print "8 Views at Kinryuzan Temple of Asakusa - Komaga" by … more A stunning full-color Ukiyo-E Hanga print after original woodblock print "8 Views at Kinryuzan Temple of Asakusa - Komaga" by Kiyonaga (1752-1815). Comes from a rare Collection of 24 Masterpieces by Kiyonaga. Produced & published by Shuei-Sha, Tokyo, in July 1964. Printers: Toppan Printing Co., LTD. Printed on one side. Attached at the top to a board of heavy textured paper, covered with lighter sheet of paper for protection, numbered 6 on the label on the front of the cover. Excellent condition - minor edge wear on the board and cover, never framed, ready to be framed. Copy of the commentary by Mr. Sadao Kikuchi (below) in Japanese and English is included.

Overall (folded) 12.55"W x 18.20"H
Overall (unfolded) 25"W x 18.20"H
Image 7.45"W x 10.20"H

Commentary by Ukiyo-e Art consultant & editor Mr. Sadao Kikuchi:
Signature: signed KIYONAGA
Printer: Nishimura Eijudo
In the possession of Mr. Magozaemon Kashiwabara, Tokyo

Komagata is the name of the riverside in Asakusa. Three of mixed company, just coming out of the boat, are strolling around. Colors are used stunningly in this picture. Against the blue of the Sumida, the man wears a silk coat pencil striped on a yellow ground, his garment is black silk. The woman wears a greenish silk contrasted with vermillion. The tiny pattern on the little boy's coat is painted photographically. KIYONAGA is one artist who brought into his art the details of the contemporary fashion with vivid realism, and he knew how to use the background to further the sensuous effect of this subject.

This set of 8 views of Kinryu-zan of Asakusa is KIYONAGA's early work, collecting 8 beauties set in different surrounding each set, like the teahouse in the precincts of the Kannon temple or on the bridge of Azuma, or around the Taro Inari Shrine. The sheet used here is medium sized. And the picture is by far the best of the set. less