Nara Kofuku Temple
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Kofukuji in Nara was the great temple of the powerful Fujiwara clan, its five-storied pagoda and octagonal halls rising above Sarusawa Pond in a setting that defined the image of ancient Nara. Koitsu renders the temple complex with soft atmospheric depth, the pagoda catching late light above the shadowed grounds. Kofukuji suffered the same cycles of destruction and reconstruction as most of Nara's ancient temples, and Koitsu's treatment honors both the grandeur of what survived and the awareness that it had survived by chance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nara Kofuku Temple was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Nara Kofuku Temple uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Nara Kofuku Temple was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Nara Kofuku Temple depicts temples & shrines, set at Nara.