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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Snow at Zojo-ji Temple
Snow at Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji setchu), from the series Three Views of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho mittsu no nagame)

Woodblock print, signed Hiroshige ga, published by Uoya Eikichi, circa 1840-42
Horizontal oban (23.9 x 36.2cm.)
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This rare design depicts the Zojo-ji temple in Edo (Tokyo) which became one of the family temples of the Tokugawa family from the beginning of the Edo period during the early years of the 17th century.

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