Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- September 1933
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Phoenix Hall at Byodo Temple, Uji, from the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition published in September 1933, depicts the Ho-o-do — the "Phoenix Hall" — of Byodoin temple in Uji, south of Kyoto, the most celebrated example of Heian-period Buddhist architecture in Japan, built in 1053 and depicted on the 10-yen coin. The hall's wings and tail structure, designed to evoke a phoenix alighting on the water, is set in a garden pond, its reflection doubling the composition's elegance. Hasui's composition likely captures the hall from across the Omotesando pond at a time of day that gives the water surface its characteristic reflective quality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in September 1933.
Yes — Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo) is part of the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition series (print 8) by Kawase Hasui.
Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (September 1933).
Phoenix Hall, Byodo Temple, Udi, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Uji Byodoin Hoodo) depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and mythology.