Elizabeth Keith, "Ying Lin Monastery"

A street scene showing the front of Ying Lin Monastary busy with pedestrians. A restaurant sign is painted on the monastery wall advertising for patrons. A rare work from Elizabeth Keith's series of woodblock prints documenting her travels in China. 

Date: 1925
Size: Oban (image approx. 11" x 15.5")
Pencil-signed; first and only edition
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Condition: Tipped on verso top corners, otherwise fine color and condition
Suggested Mat/Frame Size: 18" x 24" (not shown)

Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956) was a Scottish printmaker who documented her travels in Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia through woodblock prints, paintings, and etchings. A number of her woodblock prints were produced in collaboration with Watanabe Shozaburo in the early 20th century.