$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.
The red five-story pagoda in spring — with cherry blossoms or other spring flowers framing or surrounding the structure — creates one of the most colorfully harmonious subjects in Japanese landscape printmaking. The combination of the pagoda's vermilion (or red-orange lacquer) with the pale pink of cherry blossoms creates a color pairing that appears endlessly in spring landscape art, the warm red of the architecture and the cool pink of the flowers defining the season's visual character. Kotozuka's treatment brings his characteristic compositional clarity to this classic pairing.
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.
Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Red Five Storey Pagoda in Spring depicts temples & shrines, spring, and pagodas.
