Midday at Zojoji in Shiba
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
Typical Price
- Exceptional or scarce Kiyochika subject in fine condition: $1,000–$5,000
- Good condition print: $300–$1,000
- Standard impression: $150–$500
Description
Zōjō-ji — the great Jōdo sect temple in Shiba, south of central Tokyo — is shown at midday in this undated woodblock print, its massive South Main Gate (Sangedatsumon) catching the light of a clear afternoon sun. Zōjō-ji served as the funerary temple of the Tokugawa shoguns and one of Tokyo's most architecturally significant monuments; Kiyochika's midday treatment — unusual in a body of work dominated by nocturnal and twilight scenes — allows the temple's Baroque grandeur to emerge in full light.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Midday at Zojoji in Shiba was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Midday at Zojoji in Shiba depicts temples & shrines.