$1,000–$8,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: As a pioneer of sosaku-hanga and influential art critic, Hakutei's prints carry historical significance. Early self-carved prints are most valued.
This print from the Twelve Views of Tokyo series focuses on the Asakusa district, home to the Senso-ji temple complex and surrounding entertainment quarter that made it Tokyo's most popular destination for both worship and amusement. Hakutei captures the district's layered identity, where the ancient pagoda and Kaminarimon gate presided over a bustling world of theaters, stalls, and pleasure gardens. The series format invites comparison with Hiroshige's "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo," but Hakutei's self-carved, self-printed approach and modern compositional sensibility mark a clear departure from the [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) tradition. Each view in the twelve-print set functions both as an independent image and as part of a cumulative portrait of Taisho-era Tokyo, with Asakusa serving as the set's anchor of traditional culture.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Twelve Views of Tokyo: Asakusa was created by Ishii Hakutei (石井柏亭).
Yes — Twelve Views of Tokyo: Asakusa is part of the Twelve Views of Tokyo series by Ishii Hakutei.
Twelve Views of Tokyo: Asakusa depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and edo & tokyo, set at Tokyo, Asakusa.
