Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) "
by Ito Shinsui
by Ito Shinsui
Though best known for bijin-ga, Shinsui also produced landscape prints of great refinement. These typically trade at lower prices than his figure subjects but attract collectors seeking less competition.
Mii-dera (Onjoji Temple) at the southern tip of Lake Biwa appears in this earliest version of the subject from the Eight Views of Omi series of 1912—one of Shinsui's very first professional commissions, produced when he was only fourteen years old. The temple complex, one of Japan's most famous, provided a subject already weighted with centuries of visual and literary tradition, which the young Shinsui approached with remarkable confidence. The bokashi gradations in this early print already display the atmospheric sensitivity that would define his mature work.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) " was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1912.
Yes — Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) " is part of the Eight Views of Omi series (print 2 of 1) by Ito Shinsui.
Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) " uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) " was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1912).
Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) " depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and eight views of ōmi.
Mii Temple (Miidera), from the series “Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei) " measures 32.3 × 22.9 cm (Oban format).
