Ukiyo-e Galleries

The Collection of Alec Wood

Right two sheets of View of a kaichō at the shrine of Benzaiten on Shinobazu Pond in Ueno (Ueno Shinobazu Benzaiten kaichō no zu)
「上野 不忍 弁財天開帳之図」
Yōsai Nobukazu 楊斎延一 (1874-1944)
Publisher: Shimizuya Tsunejirō 清水屋常次郎
Other Text
忍ヶ岡辨…
天龍門
Commentary
A kaichō is a public exhibition of relics at a Buddhist temple, which serves as advertising and fundraising for the temple.
Dimensions
Two attached vertical ōban sheets; 48 × 37 cm (18.9 × 14.6 in)
Other Impressions
www.ohya-shobo.com [A small image of the full triptych]
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