Fushimi Inari shrine
by Ito Nisaburo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
by Ito Nisaburo
$200–$2,000. Temple scenes are among the most popular subjects for this artist. Good temple/garden scenes: $600–$1,200. Key value factors: Ito Nisaburo's Kyoto prints are popular and accessible. Night scenes, snow views, and cherry blossom compositions command premiums.
Fushimi Inari Shrine, dedicated to the kami of rice and sake, is most famous for its thousands of torii gates that create a tunnel winding up the sacred mountain behind the main shrine complex. The gates, donated by individuals and businesses seeking the deity's favor, line the paths in dense parallel rows that transform ordinary mountain walking into a hypnotic procession through orange-red architecture. Nisaburo's print likely captures one of the dramatic tunnel sections where the torii gates overlap to create an almost continuous corridor of vermilion wood.
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.
Fushimi Inari shrine was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Fushimi Inari shrine depicts temples & shrines.
