Ikarugano Sato in Nara Prefecture—the ancient Ikaruga village where Prince Shotoku built Horyuji temple in 607 CE—carries in its landscape and architecture some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. Saito's (A) variant from Nara likely engages with the vernacular farmhouse architecture surrounding these ancient temple structures rather than the temples themselves, finding in the surrounding village a different kind of historical continuity.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ikarugano Sato (A) (Nara) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Ikarugano Sato (A) (Nara) depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and architecture, set at Nara.
