Nishdai Gate, Horyu Temple
- Date:
- 1948
- 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.
The Nishi Dai gate of Hōryū-ji — one of the ancient temple complex's ceremonial entrances — is rendered in Hiratsuka's direct woodblock style. Dating to around 1948, the print belongs to his sustained postwar documentation of Japan's oldest Buddhist architecture. The gate's 7th-century timber construction, its weathered joinery and simple proportions, suited his preference for structure over ornament.
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.
Nishdai Gate, Horyu Temple was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1948.
Nishdai Gate, Horyu Temple depicts temples & shrines and architecture.
