Shimogamo-Kyoto
- Date:
- 1971
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 34 × 55.3 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The Shimogamo district of Kyoto — site of Shimogamo Shrine, one of the city's oldest Shinto establishments — provides the architectural setting for this 1971 print, the traditional townhouses and tree-lined approaches to the shrine rendered in Karhu's warm, direct palette. Shimogamo's combination of sacred precincts and residential streets, its old-growth forest of the Tadasu no Mori, and its relatively unhurried pace made it a natural subject for an artist committed to recording the traditional fabric of Kyoto's neighborhoods before modernization erased them.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shimogamo-Kyoto was created by Clifton Karhu in 1971.
Shimogamo-Kyoto depicts urban scenes, temples & shrines, and architecture, set at Kyoto.
Shimogamo-Kyoto measures 34 × 55.3 cm (Oban format).