Mihonoseki, Izumo
- Date:
- 1955
- 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.
Mihonoseki — the sacred cape at the eastern tip of the Shimane Peninsula, home to one of Japan's oldest shrines — is a landscape Hiratsuka knew from his childhood in nearby Matsue. The 1955 woodblock renders the cape's coastal architecture and pine-covered cliffs with the directness of long familiarity. The cape's sacred status in Izumo myth gives the image additional resonance beyond its formal qualities.
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.
Mihonoseki, Izumo was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1955.
Mihonoseki, Izumo depicts temples & shrines.
