Great Eastern Gate, Seoul, Korea
- Date:
- 1934
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: His enormous output (lived to 102) means most works are accessible. Early black-and-white prints are most valued.
The Namdaemun — Great South Gate — of Seoul, one of the largest surviving wooden gate structures in Korea, is rendered during the period of Japanese colonial rule. Hiratsuka's 1934 woodblock treats the gate's Joseon-dynasty architecture with the same documentary respect he gave Japanese monuments. The print belongs to his Korean travel series made during the 1930s.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Great Eastern Gate, Seoul, Korea was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1934.
Great Eastern Gate, Seoul, Korea depicts architecture.
