Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to)
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 42 × 29.1 cm
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A five-storied pagoda with red-toned tiers and snow-capped roofs rises against a deep blue night sky filled with falling snow. Snow-laden pine branches and mounded shrubs frame the pagoda in the foreground, with a dark line of trees silhouetted behind. Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to)," 1920, color woodblock print, oban.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to) was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1920.
Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to) was published by Doi Sadaichi (1920).
Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to) depicts temples & shrines and pagodas, set at Nikko.
Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to) measures 42 × 29.1 cm (Oban format).