Observatory Tower of Kyongju in Korea
- Date:
- 1960
- 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 Cheomseongdae — the seventh-century astronomical observatory at Gyeongju in Korea, one of the oldest surviving observatories in Asia — is rendered in Hiratsuka's direct woodblock. The 1960 print captures the observatory's distinctive bottle-shaped stone tower, its rounded form unusual among the angular subjects he typically chose. The Korean site belongs to his continued documentation of East Asian heritage beyond Japan.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Observatory Tower of Kyongju in Korea was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1960.
Observatory Tower of Kyongju in Korea depicts architecture.
