Site of the Capital City of Ancient Paekche, Korea
- Date:
- 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The ruins of ancient Paekche's capital at Buyeo in Korea — a kingdom that transmitted Buddhism to Japan in the 6th century — are depicted as a color woodblock landscape of the site's surviving fortifications and terrain. Hiratsuka's 1935 print treats the old capital's setting with the same archaeological attention he brought to Japan's ancient sites. The Paekche connection to Japanese cultural origins gave the subject particular resonance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Site of the Capital City of Ancient Paekche, Korea was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1935.
Site of the Capital City of Ancient Paekche, Korea depicts urban scenes.