Pulguk Temple, Kyongiu, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Keishu Bukkokuji)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Eight Views of Korea (print 2 of 8)
- Date:
- September 1939
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.4 × 39.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
From the Eight Views of Korea series, this print shows the ancient Pulguk-sa temple at Kyongju, a site of immense importance in Korean Buddhist history. Lifetime editions bring $500-$2,000. Hasui's Korean temple views are valued both as artistic compositions and as historical records of these monuments in their pre-war condition.
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