Sand Garden, Konchi-in, Shôwa period, dated 1959
- Date:
- Shôwa period, 1926-1989
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
$1,000–$8,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Hashimoto's bold castle prints are his most recognizable and collected works. Larger formats command premiums.
Sand Garden, Konchi-in, dated 1959, presents the dry garden of Konchi-in sub-temple at Nanzen-ji in Kyoto — a garden attributed to the garden designer Kobori Enshu, featuring precisely arranged stones and raked gravel. Hashimoto's engagement with this specific named garden, rather than a generic dry landscape, demonstrates his commitment to architectural and garden documentation. The Konchi-in garden, with its distinctive stone arrangement representing a crane and turtle — symbols of longevity — offered him a subject rich in both formal and symbolic content.
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Sand Garden, Konchi-in, Shôwa period, dated 1959 was created by Okiie Hashimoto (橋本興家) in Shôwa period, 1926-1989.
Sand Garden, Konchi-in, Shôwa period, dated 1959 depicts gardens.
