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Great Gate of Koyasan by Hiratsuka Un'ichi — Japanese Woodblock print; ink on paper, Shōwa period, dated 1941

Great Gate of Koyasan

by Hiratsuka Un'ichi

Sōsaku-hanga
Architecture
Date:
Shōwa period, dated 1941
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions:
62.4 × 80.2 cm
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

The Daimon — Great Gate — of Kōya-san, the mountain temple complex of Shingon Buddhism, marks the boundary between the secular world and the sacred precincts above. Hiratsuka's 1941 woodblock, ink on paper, renders the gate with the frontal authority he brought to all his threshold subjects, the heavy timber structure filling the composition.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Great Gate of Koyasan was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in Shōwa period, dated 1941.

Great Gate of Koyasan depicts architecture.

Great Gate of Koyasan measures 62.4 × 80.2 cm.