Chion Temple, Kyoto, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Kyoto Chionin)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- August 1933
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.2 × 36.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
From the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II (Kansai edition), this larger-format print depicts Kyoto's Chion-in temple. Expect $600-$2,500 for lifetime editions. The Scenic Views series features some of Hasui's most impressive compositions at a larger scale than the Souvenirs of Travel sets, and Kansai subjects from this series are particularly collectible.
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