IWe cannot ship to the USA due to suspension of the postal services from Malta. (Please read below). do Masao created the Hundred Views of Kyoto series (Kyoto Hyakkei) in 2009. Kyoto is the city where Masao Ido lived most of his life, and which he portrayed with great affection. This immense project of 100 different prints divided into 10 sets, each depicting a different area of Kyoto, was issued in a beautiful wooden chest with drawers. Although it is officially an open edition, at the time it was already a very exclusive and pricey collection. Imagine buying 100 prints in one time! Nowadays, it is near to impossible to find the complete series with chest. This particular print is of Volume 2: Ten Views of Sagano - Torii Gate. Adashino Nenbutsu-ji. The Sagano area of Kyoto features several torii gates, most notably the unique black kuroki torii gate at Nonomiya Shrine and traditional stone gates in the historic Saga-Toriimoto Preserved Street area. This print is in excellent condition. It has never been framed and always stored in a dark place. Masao Ido was born in 1945 in Beipiao in Northeastern China. After his family returned to their hometown of Kyoto in 1960, he began his artistic career under Koho Yoshida, working with dyes, before shifting to contemporary woodblock prints in 1972. Under the tutelage of Shigechika Ohtsubo, Masao Ido honed his distinct woodblock print style. His work captures a sense of tranquility, whether in the sloping eaves of old houses or lush gardens. Masao Ido has exhibited his work worldwide. His contemporary woodblock prints can be found in numerous permanent collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Due to the introduction of the import tariff system in 2025, Maltapost has suspended all postal services to the USA until further notice. If you live in the USA, you will need to give an alternative address outside of the USA for shipments. Otherwise, please refrain from bidding.