Scene is a striking golden temple.  This print was exhibited: “Japan & Beyond: The Yoshida Family Legacy in Japanese Woodblock Prints” rotation 2, curated by Kendall Brown and Quyen Le, The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art, Hanford, CA. February 3, 2004 – March 27, 2004.  Rangoon (now Yongon) was the capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma) until 2006.  The city is home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar’s most sacred Buddhist pagoda. Also called the Golden Pagoda, it is a gilded stupa that stands 326 feet tall and dominates the city’s skyline.

Toshi’s father Hiroshi also made a print of the same subject entitled “Golden Pagoda in Rangoon” from the “India and Southeast” Series.