Five Story Pagoda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A five-story pagoda rises above surrounding trees or temple buildings in a composition that emphasizes height and vertical aspiration — the architecture's upward thrust meeting the graduated sky above in the characteristic bokashi treatment of atmospheric depth. Shotei's multiple pagoda compositions show his sustained interest in this architectural form as a landscape element, its geometric regularity providing a stabilizing counterpoint to the organic forms of trees and clouds. The specific temple site is undetermined, giving this version a generalized quality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Five Story Pagoda was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Five Story Pagoda was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Five Story Pagoda depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.