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Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820). <em>Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo</em>, ca. 1770. Color woodblock print on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 76.183.17 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.183.17_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820). Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo, ca. 1770. Color woodblock print on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 76.183.17 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.183.17_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
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Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo

Kitao Shigemasa

Asian Art

ARTIST Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese, 1739–1820
MEDIUM Color woodblock print on paper
  • Place Made: Japan
    • DATES ca. 1770
    PERIOD Edo Period
    DIMENSIONS 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.5 cm)  (show scale)
    SIGNATURE Unsigned
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 76.183.17
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1976, provenance not yet documented; by 1976, acquired by Peter and Rose Pessutti (Mrs. Peter Pessutti) of Brooklyn, NY; 1976, gift of Peter and Rose Pessutti to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CAPTION Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820). Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo, ca. 1770. Color woodblock print on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 76.183.17 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.183.17_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
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    Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820). <em>Susaki Benten Shrine, from an untitled series of Famous Views of Edo</em>, ca. 1770. Color woodblock print on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (21.6 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 76.183.17 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.183.17_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

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    edo period
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    town
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    japan
    Japanese
    edo period
    daily life
    people

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