Zôjô-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zôjôji), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô nijûkei)

This impression from the 'Twenty Views of Tokyo' (Tôkyô nijûkei) series presents Zojoji Temple at Shiba, a site of deep historical resonance as the mortuary temple of the Tokugawa shogunal house. The slight romanization variation between this and related prints—'Zôjôji' versus 'Zôjô-ji'—may reflect different printing runs, catalogue conventions, or editorial decisions across the series' publication history. The composition follows the structural logic of Hasui's Tokyo series work: a stable architectural subject positioned to exploit the site's most characteristic visual qualities. In Zojoji's case, these are the massive scale of the surviving Edo-period Sangedatsumon gate and its spatial relationship to the surrounding trees and sky. The shin-hanga production collaboration between Hasui as designer and Watanabe Shozaburo as publisher ensured consistent technical quality across impressions, with skilled carvers and printers executing the multi-block design with high precision.