$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.
A red five-story pagoda in spring — possibly depicting the pagoda of Ninnaji or another Kyoto temple whose vermilion structure against spring cherry blossoms creates one of the most celebrated combinations in Japanese landscape. The visual pairing of vermilion architecture and white or pink blossoms is among the most enduring in the Japanese aesthetic repertoire, and Nisaburo's spring pagoda print — the red tower rising from a cloud of blossoms — would be one of his most chromatically rich and commercially appealing works.
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.
Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring depicts temples & shrines, spring, and pagodas.
