The five-story Yasaka Pagoda near Higashiyama is one of Kyoto's most recognizable silhouettes, and this standalone composition captures the tower rising above the surrounding traditional neighborhood rooftops. Distinct from the May entry in his monthly series, this version likely presents a different seasonal or compositional treatment. Publisher editions typically sell for $50-$250, with the beloved subject ensuring a ready market.
The Yasaka Pagoda — the five-story Hokan-ji pagoda in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, rising above the tile rooftops of the streets below and visible from across the city — is Tokuriki's subject in this standalone print, the landmark pagoda rendered with the precise attention to architectural form that characterizes his best work. The Yasaka Pagoda is among Kyoto's most-depicted structures, its silhouette against the Higashiyama hills providing a compositional anchor for countless views of the city's eastern districts. Tokuriki returns to it repeatedly across his long career.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Yasaka Pagoda was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yasaka Pagoda uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Yasaka Pagoda was published by Unsodo.
Yasaka Pagoda depicts pagodas.
