Nikko five-tiered pagoda
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
A vermillion five-tiered pagoda with snow-dusted eaves rises against a slate-grey sky filled with falling snow, its tapering finial the tallest point in the composition. In the foreground, snow-laden pine boughs and bushes bank up around the pagoda's base, rendered in white against dark green-grey foliage, with the dim silhouette of trees behind. No figures are present; the palette is limited to vermillion, grey-blue, and white, giving the scene a hushed, wintry stillness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nikko five-tiered pagoda was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Nikko five-tiered pagoda depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.