$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 Shōsō-in at Tōdai-ji in Nara — the 8th-century imperial treasury built in azekura log-cabin construction — is rendered in 1958 with Hiratsuka's ink-on-paper woodblock technique. The treasury's distinctive raised-floor log structure is among the most photographed buildings in Japan, and Hiratsuka renders it with the structural clarity that makes his architectural documentation so valuable. The Shōsō-in houses imperial treasures from the reign of Emperor Shōmu.
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.
Shosoin, Nara was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1958.
Shosoin, Nara depicts temples & shrines and architecture, set at Nara.
Shosoin, Nara measures 83.2 × 63.8 cm.
