Sarusawa Pond in summer — 猿沢池
- Date:
- circa 1950-1970
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
Description
Sarusawa Pond (猿沢池) — the small, perfectly circular pond that lies below Kofukuji Temple in Nara, famous for the legend of the court lady who drowned herself there and the reflections of the five-story pagoda in its still surface — in summer is surrounded by lotus flowers and the sounds of the frogs that inhabit its banks. Kotozuka's summer treatment of this emblematic Nara scene would deploy the greens and blues of the summer season, the pagoda rising above the lotus-fringed water in a composition that has been painted for a thousand years.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sarusawa Pond in summer — 猿沢池 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in circa 1950-1970.
Sarusawa Pond in summer — 猿沢池 depicts rivers & lakes and summer.