A pagoda in the country
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
A serene rural landscape featuring a multi-tiered pagoda rising above the surrounding countryside. Nakazawa renders the structure with careful attention to its layered eaves and tapering spire, placing it amid open terrain that suggests a provincial setting far from the bustle of Kyoto or Tokyo. The woodblock technique allows for soft gradations in the sky and foliage, lending the scene a quiet dignity. Pagodas served as landmarks in the Japanese countryside, often marking temple compounds that drew pilgrims from neighboring villages. Nakazawa's choice of a rural rather than famous pagoda suggests an interest in the everyday sacred architecture that dotted the landscape outside major pilgrimage routes.
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.
A pagoda in the country was created by Hiromitsu Nakazawa (中沢弘光).
A pagoda in the country depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.
