Byodo-in Temple in Uji is one of Japan's most iconic structures, and Asano's rendering emphasizes its elegant Phoenix Hall reflected in the surrounding pond. As a famous temple view likely published by Unsodo, this print commands $300-$800 on the secondary market. The subject's enduring popularity among both Japanese art collectors and architecture enthusiasts supports steady demand.
Byodo-in Temple at Uji — south of Kyoto, immortalized on the ten-yen coin — is one of Japan's most celebrated surviving examples of Heian-period Buddhist architecture. Its Phoenix Hall, reflected in the pond before it, created the iconic image of Japanese temple beauty that appeared in countless artistic representations. Asano's rendering captures the temple's extraordinary horizontal composition, its winged corridors extending from the central hall like a bird about to take flight, and the still water of the pond that doubles its elegant silhouette.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Byodo-in Temple (平等院) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Byodo-in Temple uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Byodo-in Temple was published by Unsodo.
Byodo-in Temple depicts temples & shrines.
