Pagoda Tyoyo, in Early Spring, Manchuria
- Date:
- 1948
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A pagoda at "Tyoyo" in Manchuria is rendered in early spring, the bare branches around it just beginning to bud. Hiratsuka's 1948 woodblock documents a pagoda in what was then the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, part of his wartime documentation of Asian Buddhist architecture across the empire's boundaries. The spring setting suggests both renewal and the fragility of what was being recorded.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pagoda Tyoyo, in Early Spring, Manchuria was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1948.
Pagoda Tyoyo, in Early Spring, Manchuria depicts temples & shrines, spring, and pagodas.