Stone Wall of Kumamoto Castle
- Date:
- 1973
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$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 stone walls of Kumamoto Castle — among the finest examples of Japanese castle masonry, their curved, precisely fitted stone faces representing the height of Edo-period fortification engineering — are rendered in Hiratsuka's 1973 woodblock. The walls' monumental scale and textural complexity suited his carving style, which excels at conveying stone surface and structural mass. The castle itself was destroyed in WWII and reconstructed; the walls survived.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Stone Wall of Kumamoto Castle was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1973.
Stone Wall of Kumamoto Castle depicts castles.
