No. 22 Sorin-ji Temple at a Moonlit Night, from the series Hundred Views of Kyoto

Yoshitoyo Hokusai, Published by Ishiwa

Edo period (1615-1868), 1860

  • Titles No. 22 Sorin-ji Temple at a Moonlit Night, from the series Hundred Views of Kyoto (Proper)@「都百景」　「双林寺　朧夜」 (Proper)@100 Views of Kyoto (Miyako Hyakkei), no. 22, Sorin-ji Temple (Former title)
  • Artist Yoshitoyo Hokusai, Japanese, active 1840 - 1850@Published by, Ishiwa, Japan
  • Medium ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions sheet: 10 x 7 1/4 in. (25.4 x 18.4 cm) image: 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (23.5 x 16.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.607.1998
  • Work Type woodblock print
  • Classification Prints

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