Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
Description
From the Famous Views of Japan series, the torii gate at Miyajima — standing in the tidal shallows of Hiroshima Bay, one of Japan's three most celebrated views — appears here in the atmospheric light of Binnie's shin-hanga landscape treatment. At high tide the great orange torii appears to float on the water; at low tide one can walk to its base. Binnie's bokashi gradations capture the quality of light and atmosphere around this most iconic of Japan's sacred gates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) was created by Paul Binnie.
Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Famous Views of Japan: The Torii Gate at Miyajima (Nihon meisho zu-e: Miyajima no torii) depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and torii gates, set at Miyajima.