Pagoda at Ikaruga J
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
The pagoda at Ikaruga — in the precincts of Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan's oldest wooden building complex — is one of the oldest architectural subjects in Japanese art. Kitaoka renders it in the "J" variant of what appears to be a series of pagoda compositions, his geometric treatment giving the five-story structure's successive tiered rooflines and upward taper a bold, compressed clarity. The pagoda's ancient form — unchanged for fourteen centuries — is made present and immediate through the woodblock's capacity for strong, decisive line.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pagoda at Ikaruga J was created by Fumio Kitaoka (北岡文雄).
Pagoda at Ikaruga J depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.