Toji Tempe Five-Storey Pagoda - 東寺五重塔
- Date:
- 1930
- 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 1930, this earlier print of Toji's five-story pagoda represents one of Kotozuka's first treatments of this quintessential Kyoto landmark. The 1930 date places it among his earliest career work, and comparing it with later versions of the same subject would document the development of his woodblock technique over the following decades. The pagoda's enduring visual authority made it a natural subject for repeated treatment across a career, each version finding new atmospheric or compositional qualities in the familiar form.
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.
Toji Tempe Five-Storey Pagoda - 東寺五重塔 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in 1930.
Toji Tempe Five-Storey Pagoda - 東寺五重塔 depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.
