Minatogawa Shrine in Kobe, dedicated to the celebrated samurai Kusunoki Masashige, appears in Tokuriki's Sacred Places series with its characteristic blend of architectural precision and atmospheric color. The shrine's association with loyalty and sacrifice gives it particular resonance in Japanese culture. Unsodo publisher editions typically sell for $50-$200, an accessible price for this historically significant subject.
Minatogawa Shrine in Kobe — dedicated to Kusunoki Masashige, the fourteenth-century warrior who died in service to Emperor Go-Daigo and became the archetypal symbol of samurai loyalty — appears in this print from Tokuriki's series. The shrine's dedication to a historical figure whose military virtue was intensely valorized in prewar Japan gave it particular significance in the era when Tokuriki was most active. His rendering likely captures both the shrine's architectural dignity and its association with the loyalist sentiment that pervaded Japanese public life in the 1930s.
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.
Minatogawa Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Minatogawa Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places is part of the Famous, Sacred and Historical Places series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Minatogawa Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Minatogawa Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places was published by Unsodo.
Minatogawa Shrine - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places depicts temples & shrines.
