Hiyoshi Mamoru (a.c. 1950s)
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$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.
Description
Hiyoshi Mamoru — likely referring to a figure or site associated with the Hiyoshi Taisha shrine complex at the foot of Mount Hiei — provides Kotozuka with a subject rooted in the ancient religious landscape surrounding Kyoto. The Hiyoshi shrines are among the oldest in Japan, their forested setting and the sacred significance of the mountain above them giving any landscape or figure associated with the site a particular gravitas. Kotozuka's treatment dates from the 1950s, his mature period of Kansai landscape production.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hiyoshi Mamoru (a.c. 1950s) was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Hiyoshi Mamoru (a.c. 1950s) depicts landscapes and temples & shrines.