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Kurama-dera — 鞍馬寺
by Kamei Tobei (1901-1977)

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	Artist:	Kamei Tobei (1901-1977) — 亀井藤兵衛
	Title:	Kurama-dera — 鞍馬寺
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1950-1980
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Uchida — 内田
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Uchida — 内田
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	46333
	Notes (first edition)?:	Kurama-dera is a temple in the far north of Kyoto, Japan which houses some National Treasures of Japan. It was a member of the Tendai sect and subordinate to Shōren-in from the 12th century until 1949 when it founded its own religious body. Opened: 770 AD
	Notes (this edition)?:
	Artist Bio:	Kamei Tobei studied at Kyoto Kaiga Semmon Gakko. He was a founding member of the Kyoto Sosaku Hanga Kyokai. With Tomikichiro Tokuriki and Kotozuka Eiichi he established his own publishing company to support the selling of Sosaku Hanga prints. In 1953 Kamei followed an old Japanese artist tradition and changed his name - to Genbei Kamei.