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 woodblock print offering an interior view of a Japanese temple or shrine, an unusual vantage point that shifts attention from the familiar exterior facades to the sacred spaces within. Nakazawa depicts the inner chambers where worshippers would encounter altars, hanging scrolls, carved transoms, and the play of filtered light through lattice screens. The interior perspective required careful handling of spatial depth and the subdued lighting conditions found inside these wooden structures. Few shin-hanga artists attempted interior temple views, making this print a distinctive entry in Nakazawa's body of work and a valuable record of the architectural details that visitors experienced when crossing the threshold from the outer grounds into the hall of worship.
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.
Inside a Temple or Shrine was created by Hiromitsu Nakazawa (中沢弘光).
Inside a Temple or Shrine depicts temples & shrines.
