Pagoda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
An undated pagoda print — the multi-tiered tower rendered in Hiratsuka's direct woodblock manner without locating information. The pagoda form was central to his printmaking for decades, its repeated tiers and curved eaves providing structural repetition that suited his bold, rhythmic carving. This undated example may be a compositional distillation of multiple pagoda subjects worked out over a career.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pagoda was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Pagoda depicts temples & shrines and pagodas.