Nijo Castle
二条城
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
Nijo Castle in Kyoto, the Tokugawa shogunate's headquarters in the imperial capital, appears in this 1933 version with perhaps greater specificity of architectural detail than Koitsu's later Kyoto treatments. The castle's massive stone walls, wide moat, and tiled rooflines are rendered in a composition that communicates both the structure's physical scale and its historical authority. The 1933 date places this among Koitsu's mature landscape works, when his command of architectural subjects and atmospheric light was fully established.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nijo Castle (二条城) was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1933.
Nijo Castle uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Nijo Castle was published by Doi Sadaichi (1933).
Nijo Castle depicts castles.