May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion)
五月 (祇園八坂の塔)
五月 (祇園八坂の塔)
For May in his Kyoto series, Tokuriki chose the Yasaka Pagoda near Gion, one of the city's most recognizable silhouettes. The late spring foliage surrounding the five-story pagoda creates a lush composition with vivid greens. This Unsodo-published print usually sells for $75-$300 and is among the more sought-after individual months due to the iconic subject matter.
The pagoda of Yasaka — the distinctive eight-sided Hokan-ji pagoda that dominates the Higashiyama skyline above the streets of Gion — is Tokuriki's subject for May in his "Twelve Months of Kyoto" series, the landmark visible from across the city and particularly striking when viewed from the stone-paved lanes of Sannenzaka below. The Yasaka pagoda is among Kyoto's most photographed structures, its five stories rising above the machiya rooftops of the surrounding streets in a compositional relationship that Tokuriki exploited with characteristic skill.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) (五月 (祇園八坂の塔)) was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎) in second half 20th century.
Yes — May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) is part of the Twelve Months of Kyoto series (print 5 of 12) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) was published by Unsodo (second half 20th century).
May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) depicts pagodas, set at Kyoto, Gion.
May (The Pagoda of Yasaka near Gion) measures 25.1 × 28.3 cm (Chuban format).
