Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture (Kikoji (Nara ken))
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1950
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kiko Temple in Nara Prefecture, published in 1950, depicts Kiko-ji — a Buddhist temple in the Nara region — in a composition emphasizing the temple's architectural presence within its landscape setting. The Temples & Shrines and Bokashi tags indicate a composition of atmospheric depth, with the temple's main hall or gate visible against a graduated sky. The 1950 date places this among Hasui's postwar Nara-area documentation when he revisited the ancient capital's religious landscape across multiple compositions, finding in Nara's many temples a subject of inexhaustible variety.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture (Kikoji (Nara ken)) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1950.
Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture (Kikoji (Nara ken)) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture (Kikoji (Nara ken)) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1950).
Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture (Kikoji (Nara ken)) depicts temples & shrines, set at Nara.