Yakushi Temple, Nara (Nara Yakushiji)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1951
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Yakushiji Temple in Nara is one of the great temples of the Nara period, its twin pagodas (one original, one reconstructed) rising above the flat Yamato Plain in the western part of Nara city. This 1951 print likely shows the temple's original East Pagoda against the Yamato farmland, the ancient three-story structure with its additional mokoshi (skirts) giving it an unusual silhouette. Yakushiji's combination of original eighth-century architecture and open farmland setting made it one of the most distinctive temple subjects in the Nara area.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yakushi Temple, Nara (Nara Yakushiji) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1951.
Yakushi Temple, Nara (Nara Yakushiji) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Yakushi Temple, Nara (Nara Yakushiji) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1951).
Yakushi Temple, Nara (Nara Yakushiji) depicts temples & shrines, set at Nara.