$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.
A snow-covered temple garden — the raked gravel or moss garden of a Kyoto Zen temple blanketed in white, the carefully placed stones and clipped shrubs given new contours by the snow's weight — presents Kotozuka with one of the most serene subjects in Japanese landscape printmaking. The garden's design, normally visible in every geometric and organic detail, becomes simplified by snow into essential forms: the trace of a stone here, the curve of a branch there, the flat expanse of the covered ground defining space through simplicity.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Snowy Temple Garden was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Snowy Temple Garden depicts snow scenes, temples & shrines, and gardens.
