Toji 5-Storey Pagoda — 東寺五重塔
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Toji Temple's five-story pagoda (東寺五重塔) — the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan, at 54.8 meters, rising above the flat landscape of southern Kyoto — is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks and a subject Kotozuka returned to across his career. The pagoda, completed in 1644, stands against the Kyoto sky with a formal authority that has made it a defining element of the city's silhouette for nearly four centuries. Kotozuka's woodblock rendering emphasizes the pagoda's verticality and its relationship to the surrounding landscape.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Toji 5-Storey Pagoda — 東寺五重塔 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Toji 5-Storey Pagoda — 東寺五重塔 depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.