Temple Gate
by Maeda Masao
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
$500–$4,000. Temple scenes are among the most popular subjects for this artist. Good mountain prints: $1,500–$2,500. Key value factors: Maeda Masao's atmospheric mountain and landscape prints have a dedicated following among sosaku-hanga collectors.
Description
Temple Gate — a color woodblock print from the twentieth century — depicts the monumental gate structure (sanmon or niomon) of a Japanese Buddhist temple, the architectural form that marks the threshold between the secular world and the sacred precincts within. Maeda Masao's treatment of the temple gate subject brings his bold graphic line to one of Japanese architecture's most visually powerful forms, the gate's massive structural timbers, its bracket systems, and its guardian deities all rendered with the directness of a printmaker who carved his own blocks.
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The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
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A Section of the Byodo Temple at Uji (Uji Byodoin no ichibu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Temple Gate was created by Maeda Masao (前田政雄) in 20th century.
Temple Gate depicts temples & shrines and architecture.