Sanctuary of Muroji Temple, Nara
- Date:
- 1960
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
$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 1960, the sanctuary of Muroji Temple — deep in the forested mountains of Nara prefecture, one of the most remote and atmospheric of Japan's ancient Buddhist sites — provides Kotozuka with a subject of rugged natural beauty combined with ancient spiritual significance. Muroji is famous for its five-story pagoda (the smallest in Japan) standing in a cedar forest by a mountain stream, and for its long association with esoteric Buddhism and female worshippers at a time when most mountain temples banned women. Kotozuka's woodblock captures the site's particular combination of ancient timber and wild nature.
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.
Sanctuary of Muroji Temple, Nara was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in 1960.
Sanctuary of Muroji Temple, Nara depicts temples & shrines, set at Nara.
