$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 hexagonal rotating scripture library at Kōkei-zan Temple in Gifu Prefecture is a rare form of Buddhist architectural furniture — a revolving bookcase housing the complete Buddhist canon, designed so that turning it confers the merit of reading every sutra. Hiratsuka's 1952 woodblock renders the hall with precise attention to its unusual form. The structure is a devotional object made architectural.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hexagonal Hall for Buddhist Scriptures at Kokei-zan Temple, Gifu was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1952.
Hexagonal Hall for Buddhist Scriptures at Kokei-zan Temple, Gifu depicts temples & shrines, religious, and architecture.
