Shrine of the Rock (Iwa no hokora)
- Date:
- 1965
- Medium:
- Color lithograph on paper; edition 1/50
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
"Shrine of the Rock" (Iwa no hokora), 1965, edition 1 of 50, is one of Tajima's works rendered in lithography rather than woodblock, offering a different textural register — smoother, with softer gradations — while maintaining his abstract compositional sensibility. A hokora is a small roadside or forest shrine, often built around or before a significant rock formation, and Tajima's composition likely reduces this sacred site to its essential forms: stone presence, enclosing shadow, and the ineffable weight of a place where something is venerated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shrine of the Rock (Iwa no hokora) was created by Hiroyuki Tajima (田島博之) in 1965.
Shrine of the Rock (Iwa no hokora) uses Lithograph, on color lithograph on paper; edition 1/50.
Shrine of the Rock (Iwa no hokora) depicts temples & shrines.