Kitano Shrine in Early Spring
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$200–$2,000. Temple scenes are among the most popular subjects for this artist. Good temple/seasonal scenes: $500–$1,200. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
Kitano Tenmangu shrine in early spring, when the plum blossoms that are the shrine's defining feature begin to open, is one of Kyoto's most seasonally specific and emotionally resonant scenes. The shrine was built in honor of the scholar Sugawara no Michizane, who loved plum trees, and its orchards of several hundred plum trees bloom in early February — the first fragrant color of the year in the garden, traditional harbinger of spring. Kotozuka's print captures this moment of seasonal beginning.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kitano Shrine in Early Spring was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Kitano Shrine in Early Spring depicts temples & shrines and spring.
