Tsutenbashi at Tofukuji Temple in Autumn
by Miki Suizan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
by Miki Suizan
$800–$6,000. Common subjects: $800–$2,000. Key value factors: Miki Suizan's Kyoto maiko prints are the most popular. Condition and subject matter are key value factors.
The Tsutenbashi bridge at Tofukuji Temple spans a ravine that fills with vivid autumn color each November, and Suizan captures this annual transformation in saturated reds, oranges, and yellows. Tofukuji's maple ravine is considered one of Kyoto's supreme autumn viewing spots, drawing enormous crowds during peak foliage season. Suizan's composition frames the covered wooden bridge as a dark horizontal band cutting through the blazing canopy, its architectural solidity anchoring the swirl of autumn color. The temple, founded in 1236, planted its maple groves centuries ago specifically for autumn viewing, making the landscape itself a work of deliberate design that Suizan records in the woodblock medium. The print's saturated palette pushes the capabilities of wood-based pigment printing, requiring the printer to build up color density through multiple passes to achieve the intensity of peak momiji foliage.
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.
Tsutenbashi at Tofukuji Temple in Autumn was created by Miki Suizan (三木翠山).
Tsutenbashi at Tofukuji Temple in Autumn was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Tsutenbashi at Tofukuji Temple in Autumn depicts temples & shrines and autumn foliage.
