Kamakura's Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, spiritual center of the old shogunate capital, is depicted with careful attention to the grand stone staircase and surrounding ancient trees. This is one of the better-known subjects in Tokuriki's Sacred Places series. Publisher editions from Unsodo generally sell for $50-$200, placing it among the most accessible prints of this historically significant shrine.
Kamakura Shrine — built in 1869 to honor Prince Morinaga, son of Emperor Go-Daigo and a symbol of imperial loyalty in the turbulent years of the fourteenth century — appears in this print from Tokuriki's series, its forested Kamakura setting giving the relatively modern shrine the atmosphere of a much more ancient sacred site. The surrounding trees and the shrine's location at the base of Mount Niitaka-yama give Tokuriki's composition a deep green verticality that contrasts with the more open landscapes of his Fuji series.
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.
Kamakura Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Kamakura Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places is part of the Famous, Sacred and Historical Places series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Kamakura Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Kamakura Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places was published by Unsodo.
Kamakura Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places depicts temples & shrines, set at Kamakura.
