Stone Bodhisattva in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Date:
- 1971
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A stone bodhisattva from the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. — one of the Smithsonian's Asian art collections that Hiratsuka visited regularly during his Washington residence — is rendered in his direct woodblock manner. The 1971 print documents a museum object rather than a monument in situ, Hiratsuka finding in the gallery's stone sculpture the same formal interest he brought to temple sites.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Stone Bodhisattva in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1971.
Stone Bodhisattva in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. depicts temples & shrines and religious.