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Asakusa Kinryuzan Kaminarimon [Kaminarimon at Kinryūsan Temple, Asakusa]
[Hasegawa], Konobu [illustrated by].
Ōsaka: Tanaka Yasu [Yasujirō], [ca. Meiji 10 (1878)].
Determined temple-goers hold their umbrellas aloft as they fight their way through the crowded Kaminarimon in Asakusa on a rainy night. Senshafuda (votive slips) have been pasted to the gate's wooden pillars by enthusiastic nōsatsukai members. Characters from the artist's name can be seen on one of the senshafuda and on several umbrellas. A little-known print in an unusual yoko-ōtanzakuban format seemingly favoured by the artist, Hasegawa Konobu II (1859-1886).
One loose print from the Tōkyō Meisho series. Light browning and a few small marks. 36.2 x 15.8 cm.