- Kurama (Guardian Tigers at Kurama-dera, Kyoto) - Koichi Okumura This print is one of

This print is one of only 16-lifetime images done by Goyo

The striking print 'Udon' by Kunio Kaneko features a Japanese paper lantern

Manchuria (present-day China)

Signed: Artist's red seal "Ko" from Koichi on the lower left

Signed: Signed: "Kazuyuki Ohtsu" in pencil by the artist on the bottom

- Kurama (Guardian Tigers at Kurama-dera, Kyoto) - Koichi Okumura This print is one ofThe beautiful wood engraving print "Kurama" (Guardian Tigers at Kurama dera, Kyoto) is by Osamu Saito (b. 1946). The print depicts the guardian tigers of Kurama dera Temple in Kyoto. Unlike many Japanese temples and shrines that are protected by guardian lion dogs (komainu), Kurama dera is known for its guardian tigers (komatora), which are regarded as the sacred messengers of Bishamonten, the Buddhist deity of protection and good fortune. According