Tofuku Temple
by Ido Masao
Typical Price
$1,000–$6,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Ido Masao's prints have maintained steady value since his death in 2016. Traditional architecture subjects are most popular.
by Ido Masao
$1,000–$6,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,000. Key value factors: Ido Masao's prints have maintained steady value since his death in 2016. Traditional architecture subjects are most popular.
Tofuku Temple, more commonly known as Tofuku-ji, is one of Kyoto's great Zen temples, famous for its autumn foliage and its collection of medieval Zen buildings. Founded in 1236, the temple complex includes a massive sanmon gate, several subtemples, and a series of modern gardens designed by Shigemori Mirei. Ido Masao renders some aspect of this vast complex in the [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock format, capturing the architectural and natural elements that make Tofuku-ji one of Kyoto's most visually rewarding temple visits. The temple is particularly celebrated for the view from its Tsutenkyo bridge, where a valley filled with maple trees creates a sea of red in autumn and a canopy of green in summer. Ido's treatment likely focuses on the intersection of built structure and surrounding forest that defines the temple's character.
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.
Tofuku Temple was created by Ido Masao (井堂雅夫).
Tofuku Temple depicts temples & shrines.
