Shisen-do, Kyoto (G)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Shisendo—the Hall of the Poetry Immortals, a small hermitage built in 1641 by the samurai-scholar Ishikawa Jozan in the northeastern hills of Kyoto—was one of the city's most intimate gardens, its white sand raked into rivulets by the deer-scare bamboo fountain. The (G) variant suggests Saito made at least seven Shisendo compositions, each isolating a different element of the garden or its architecture across his decades of engagement with the site.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shisen-do, Kyoto (G) was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Shisen-do, Kyoto (G) depicts landscapes, architecture, and gardens, set at Kyoto.