Kanaya: Five-Storied Pagoda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
The station of Kanaya at the crossing of the Oi River appears here through its pagoda — one of the region's Buddhist architectural landmarks. The pagoda's layered profile against the sky was one of the Tokaido's most characteristic architectural silhouettes, the five-storied structure's diminishing rooflines creating a visual rhythm that Sekino's woodblock vocabulary could render with geometric precision.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kanaya: Five-Storied Pagoda was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Kanaya: Five-Storied Pagoda depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.