$1,000–$15,000. Common landscapes: $1,000–$3,000. Key value factors: Kasamatsu's early shin-hanga works (pre-1955) tend to be more valued than his later sosaku-hanga production.
Heirinji Temple in Saitama Prefecture, a Rinzai Zen institution founded in the fourteenth century, appears surrounded by the ancient cryptomeria and zelkova trees that give its precincts their distinctive hushed atmosphere. The temple is particularly associated with meditation practice and has long attracted artists and writers seeking the concentrated silence of its forest setting. Kasamatsu's depiction likely focuses on the relationship between the temple buildings and the enclosing trees, the man-made and natural in long co-habitation.
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.
Heirinji was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Heirinji was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Heirinji depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and trees.
