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A snowy view on the Meguro Fudō Hall (revised print), no. 69
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A snowy view on the Meguro Fudō Hall (revised print), no. 69

Koizumi Kishio · 1939-03 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Women dressed in warm winter kimonos visit the Ryūsen Temple in Meguro. The surroundings are covered with a thick layer of snow. Here stood a statue of the protective deity Fudō-myōō with black eyes, from which the Meguro ('black eyes') neighborhood derives its name. Print number 69 from a series of 100.

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Credit lineA snowy view on the Meguro Fudō Hall (revised print), no. 69. 1939-03. Koizumi Kishio. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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