Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako (Ako Niihama Shofukuji)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1950
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Shofuku Temple at Niihama in Ako (Hyogo Prefecture) is a Zen temple with the formality of its gate and main hall set in grounds maintained in the tradition of Rinzai Zen. This 1950 print likely shows the temple in a quiet season — the stone-paved approach, the gate with its overhanging roof, and the main hall beyond, framed by tall trees. Bokashi gradations in the sky give the monastic architecture its characteristic atmospheric solemnity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako (Ako Niihama Shofukuji) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1950.
Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako (Ako Niihama Shofukuji) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako (Ako Niihama Shofukuji) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1950).
Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako (Ako Niihama Shofukuji) depicts temples & shrines.