Bulguksa Temple, Geyongju, Korea

Bulguksa, the eighth-century Silla-era temple in Gyeongju, was a frequent subject for Japanese artists working in Korea during the colonial period and continued to attract postwar travelers. Sekino's print extends his architectural series beyond Japan, treating the granite stairways, stone pagodas (Dabotap and Seokgatap), and tiled wooden halls of the compound. Compositions of this type typically organize the temple's stepped stone foundations into strong horizontal bands, with the verticals of the pagodas providing counterweight. Sekino's handling of stone surfaces — built from layered grey impressions with subtle bokashi — differs markedly from his treatment of Japanese temple woodwork, registering the harder, more weathered character of Korean granite. The print belongs to the broader travel-subject vein within sosaku-hanga, where artists used foreign sites to test the medium's range while maintaining the movement's commitment to artist-carved, artist-printed production.