"Meiji Shrine" is a [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) landscape print by Gen Yamaguchi, created during the postwar. This atmospheric composition captures a specific place and moment with the poetic sensibility that characterizes the finest Japanese landscape prints.
Gen Yamaguchi brings characteristic attention to atmospheric conditions and seasonal nuance, using the woodblock medium's capacity for subtle color gradation to create a landscape that feels both specific to its location and universal in its emotional resonance.
This print represents Gen Yamaguchi's contribution to the sosaku-hanga tradition during the postwar. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Meiji Shrine was created by Gen Yamaguchi (山口源).
Meiji Shrine depicts temples & shrines.
![[abstract composition with diagonal woodgrain] by Gen Yamaguchi](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/135949.jpg)