Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring
by Ito Nisaburo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.