$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 Byōdō-in at Uji — a Heian-period temple built in 1052 and one of Japan's most celebrated architectural masterpieces — is here viewed from across its reflecting pond, the Phoenix Hall's image doubled in the water. Hiratsuka's woodblock captures the lakeside setting that makes the Byōdō-in unique among Japanese temple complexes, the building appearing to float between sky and its own reflection.
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.
Lakeside at the Byödö-In was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Lakeside at the Byödö-In depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and rivers & lakes.
