Kokubun-ji Temple at Hida, Gifu Prefecture
- Date:
- 1942
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The Kokubun-ji at Hida, in Gifu Prefecture's mountain interior, preserves a three-story pagoda among its precincts. Hiratsuka renders the scene in color — unusual for him — the pagoda's red-lacquered timber rising above surrounding trees. Dating to the early years of his temple print campaign, this 1942 work demonstrates his interest in provincial Buddhist architecture beyond the famous Nara and Kyoto complexes.
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