Council Hall in the Imperial Palace — 大極殿
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
The Daigokuden — the Council Hall or Great Hall of State in the ancient imperial palace precinct (大極殿) — is one of the major architectural monuments of the reconstructed Heian imperial capital preserved at Kyoto Gyoen. The massive scarlet hall, with its sweeping roof and formal approach, represents the apex of classical Japanese imperial architecture. Kotozuka's woodblock rendering of this ceremonial structure emphasizes its imposing scale and the formal symmetry that distinguishes imperial palace architecture from the more intimate temple and garden settings he more typically depicted.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace — 大極殿 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Council Hall in the Imperial Palace — 大極殿 depicts architecture.
