The Negoro Pagoda on sacred Mount Koya appears in this composition surrounded by forested mountains, showcasing Asano's skill at integrating architecture with landscape. Prints depicting Koya-san subjects generally command $250-$700, reflecting the site's spiritual significance and the relative scarcity of this particular view. An Unsodo or Uchida publisher seal adds provenance value.
The Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya — Negoro-ji's distinctive pagoda structure associated with the Shingon Buddhist tradition of Koyasan — is rendered with Asano's characteristic attention to how architectural forms relate to their mountainous landscape settings. Mt. Koya, the sacred mountain that is the center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, provided him with a subject that combined his sustained interest in temple and pagoda architecture with the dramatic natural setting of a high mountain plateau. The pagoda's vertical form rising above the forested landscape created the kind of dramatic compositional contrast he sought in his architectural subjects.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya was published by Unsodo.
Negoro Pagoda of Mt. Koya depicts pagodas and mountains.
