Nigatsu-do Temple and Deer
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.
Nigatsu-do Temple and Deer — the second-month hall of Todai-ji in Nara, set on the hillside above the main temple complex, is one of Nara's most atmospherically powerful buildings. The deer of Nara Park, considered sacred messengers of the Kasuga shrine deities, wander freely through the city including the temple grounds, creating the characteristic Nara image of sacred architecture and free-roaming deer in proximity. Nisaburo's woodblock captures this specifically Nara quality — the deer as integral part of the sacred landscape rather than mere incidental wildlife.
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.
Nigatsu-do Temple and Deer was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Nigatsu-do Temple and Deer depicts temples & shrines and animals.
