This version of Ishiyama-dera presents the temple from a perspective emphasizing its massive stone foundations and the surrounding natural landscape. Studio editions typically sell for $350-$1,000, with jizuri impressions commanding $700-$1,800. Collectors seeking the most desirable impressions should look for the rectangular jizuri cartouche positioned near the edition number, confirming Toshi's direct supervision of the printing.
Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyamadera) is a 1946 color woodblock print depicting the ancient Shingon Buddhist temple on the rocky shores of Lake Biwa, one of Japan's most historically significant and visually dramatic religious sites. Made in 1946, in the immediate aftermath of Japan's defeat, the print represents a return to traditional cultural subjects at a moment of national crisis and reconstruction, the temple's enduring beauty offering continuity with a past that the war had violently disrupted. The rocky natre setting and the temple's elegant architecture create a composition of great formal refinement.
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.
Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyamadera) (石山寺) was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志) in 1946.
Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyamadera) uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print.
Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyamadera) was published by Yoshida Studio (1946).
Ishiyama Temple (Ishiyamadera) depicts temples & shrines.
