Kasuga Shrine
by Ito Nisaburo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$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.
Description
Kasuga Shrine in Nara is one of Japan's most ancient and architecturally distinctive sacred sites, its covered corridors hung with hundreds of bronze lanterns donated by worshippers across a millennium, its deer-populated precincts a direct extension of the sacred parkland that surrounds it. The shrine's distinctive vermilion and black architectural scheme, the hanging lanterns, and the stone lanterns lining the approach paths create a visual richness that Nisaburo's shin-hanga technique renders with particular sensitivity to color and atmospheric light.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kasuga Shrine was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Kasuga Shrine depicts temples & shrines.