$200–$2,000. Still life prints are among the artist's most iconic works. 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.
The Omuro cherries at Ninna-ji are among Kyoto's most celebrated late-blooming varieties, typically reaching peak bloom in mid-April after most of the city's other [sakura](/glossary/sakura) have fallen. This print combines the five-story Ninna-ji pagoda with the pale pink and white of the Omuro sakura—one of the classic [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) subjects of the Kyoto landscape tradition. Kotozuka likely positions the pagoda at center or slightly recessed, surrounded or overarched by blossoming branches whose masses of pale petals are rendered through overlapping passages of dilute pink against the lighter ground. The pagoda's dark tile rooflines provide the necessary tonal anchor against the pale bloom. Cherry blossom printing required Kyoto printers to work with very light, transparent color washes applied with careful registration so the cumulative effect of overlapping passes creates petal density without muddying the characteristic freshness of sakura's pale palette.
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Omuro Pagoda and Cherry Blossoms was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Omuro Pagoda and Cherry Blossoms depicts cherry blossoms, temples & shrines, and pagodas.
