Zojoji Temple, Shiba, from
by Inoue Yasuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
Typical Price
$1,000–$8,000. Common views: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Inoue's Meiji-era Tokyo views, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika, have both artistic and historical value. His early death makes works scarce.
Description
Zojo-ji Temple at Shiba — seen here in another of Yasuji's views of the great Tokugawa funerary complex — shows the temple from a different angle within his documentary survey of this historically significant site. The vast temple precincts, with their layered gates, mausoleum structures, and secondary buildings, offered multiple compositional possibilities, and Yasuji exploited these with his characteristic thoroughness. This view emphasizes the architectural form of the temple buildings within their Shiba district setting, the surrounding city visible beyond the compound walls.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Zojoji Temple, Shiba, from was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Zojoji Temple, Shiba, from depicts temples & shrines.