Nishdai Gate, Horyu Temple
- Date:
- 1948
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
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.
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Nishdai Gate, Horyu Temple was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1948.
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