Kofukuji Temple Pagoda - 興福寺塔
- Date:
- 1950
- 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.
Dated 1950, Kofukuji's five-story pagoda — one of Nara's most iconic structures, rising above the deer park with a profile recognizable from across the city — stands as one of the great monuments of Nara's Buddhist heritage. The pagoda, built in its current form in 1426, is Japan's second-tallest wooden pagoda, and its layered silhouette against the Nara landscape has been painted and printed for centuries. Kotozuka's woodblock rendering emphasizes the pagoda's formal verticality against the horizontal landscape of Nara Park.
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.
Kofukuji Temple Pagoda - 興福寺塔 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in 1950.
Kofukuji Temple Pagoda - 興福寺塔 depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.
