Heijo Botandai from the Series of One Hundred Views of New Japan
- Date:
- April 1940
- Medium:
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 24.8 × 31.4 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$500–$8,000. As part of a celebrated series, this print benefits from strong collector demand. Good temple/architectural prints: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: His enormous output (lived to 102) means most works are accessible. Early black-and-white prints are most valued.
Heijō Botandai — the peony terrace at the ancient capital of Paekche in Korea — is depicted here as part of the influential "One Hundred Views of New Japan" series, a government-supported publishing project of 1940. Hiratsuka's ink and color print renders the historic site with the clarity of his mature architectural approach. The series documented Japan's expanded imperial territories as well as the home islands.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Heijo Botandai from the Series of One Hundred Views of New Japan was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in April 1940.
Yes — Heijo Botandai from the Series of One Hundred Views of New Japan is part of the of One Hundred Views of New Japan series by Hiratsuka Un'ichi.
Heijo Botandai from the Series of One Hundred Views of New Japan depicts landscapes.
Heijo Botandai from the Series of One Hundred Views of New Japan measures 24.8 × 31.4 cm.
