Hokki-ji Temple, Nara
- Date:
- 1970
- 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.
Hokki-ji in Nara, founded in the 7th century, preserves a three-story pagoda that is among Japan's oldest surviving wooden towers. Hiratsuka renders the pagoda in his direct woodblock manner, the ancient structure's weathered timber and characteristic curved eaves conveying centuries of seasonal exposure. The 1970 print belongs to his later Nara architectural studies, made when he was in his mid-seventies.
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.
Hokki-ji Temple, Nara was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1970.
Hokki-ji Temple, Nara depicts temples & shrines, set at Nara.
