Buddha
- Date:
- Contemporary - Circa 1976.
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- robynbuntin
Description
A large seated Buddha figure fills the composition in this circa-1976 print by Karhu, the statue's scale and serenity creating a meditation on presence and permanence in the midst of Japan's sacred landscape. Karhu's occasional religious subjects reveal his engagement with Buddhist culture that was inseparable from life in Kyoto, a city where temples and their contents were part of the everyday environment rather than exceptional tourist destinations. The print's palette is muted and dignified, appropriate to its devotional subject.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Buddha was created by Clifton Karhu in Contemporary - Circa 1976..
Buddha depicts temples & shrines and religious.