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Asakusa Temple
by Choka (Chopewa?)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Asian Collection

	Artist:	Choka (Chopewa?) — 朝花
	Title:	Asakusa Temple
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1930 (in the decade of)
	Date of this artwork?:	Late 1930s (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Takemura — 竹村
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Takemura — 竹村
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Mitsugiri
	Format (this edition):	Mitsugiri
	DB artwork code:	32417
	Notes (first edition)?:	No, this is not by the artist Asano Takeji. The red "Take" seal is of the publihser Takemura, not of the artist.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Monday, 6 June 2005 ARTIST: Signature not read SERIES: SANSUI-E (landscape) TITLE OR SUBJECT: Temple in rain SIGNATURE AND SEAL: Signature and seal DATE OR CIRCA: Not dated PAPER SIZE: 16 x 7 1/4 inches IMPRESSION/COLOR/CONDITION: Good/Good/Good CONDITION DETAILS: One pin-size hole, good state
	Artist Bio:	Published via Takemura Hideo in the 1930s. We originally read the signature scrawl as 彰世 (Akiyo) but a recently discovered print has an artist seal that clearly reads 朝花 (Choka) - see item 47147 in the database.