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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Adachi Adachi
Date of this item: 1951 1951
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		Wednesday, 22 September 2010

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Title Pagoda of Kofuku Temple
Artist Masamoto Mori born 1912
Signature Masamoto.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1951.
Publisher Adachi.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent - very good.
Colors Very good.
Condition Excellent - Very good � Slight toning.
Description "Nara Kofuku-ji no Tou". The tall pagoda of Kofuku temple in Nara at night. The temple is the headquarter of the Hoss� school of Buddhism. Kuku temple and other ancient temples and shrines in Nara received the distinction of being named a "UNESCO World Heritage Site" under the name: "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara".
Width Item 13.3 inches = 33.7 cm
Height Item 17.6 inches = 44.6 cm		 Thursday, 23 October 2008

A lovely Japanese woodblock print of a shrine at twilight with a passerby. It looks like an early 20th century print. I don't know the artist's name, but his signature is in the lower left. Overall size is 18' x 22.5" and the matted print is 12" x 16.4" .
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