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 depicting Rokuhara Mitsuji, a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, historically significant as the seat of power for the Taira clan during the late Heian period. The temple houses remarkable Kamakura-period sculptures, including the famous image of the monk Kuya with small Buddha figures emerging from his mouth. Nakazawa presents the temple in its present-day setting, a relatively modest compound whose unassuming exterior belies its extraordinary artistic treasures and turbulent history. The surrounding Rokuhara neighborhood was once the political center of samurai rule before the Minamoto victory, a layer of historical weight that Japanese viewers would have recognized in this quiet architectural scene.
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.
Rokuhara-Mitsuji Temple was created by Hiromitsu Nakazawa (中沢弘光).
Rokuhara-Mitsuji Temple depicts temples & shrines.
