Kanshuji Temple
- Date:
- 1976
- Medium:
- Etching
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$1,000–$6,000. Temple scenes are among the most popular subjects for this artist. Good farmhouse etchings: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: Tanaka's exquisite farmhouse etchings are beloved by collectors worldwide. Since his death in 2019, prices have firmed. Traditional thatched-roof subjects are most popular.
Kanshuji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the Yamashina district of Kyoto, known for its garden and autumn foliage. This 1976 etching captures the temple in Tanaka's mature architectural mode: precise intaglio line work delineates the structural elements — gates, rooflines, garden walls — while aquatint softens the surrounding landscape into atmospheric suggestion. The result is a portrait of a place that conveys both its physical reality and its meditative character.
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.
Kanshuji Temple was created by Tanaka Ryohei (田中良平) in 1976.
Kanshuji Temple uses Etching, on etching.
Kanshuji Temple depicts temples & shrines.
