Structural Interior of Tengaimon Gate
- Date:
- 1960
- 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 interior structural framework of the Tengaimon gate — the intricate system of bracketing, beams, and joinery that supports a Japanese ceremonial gateway from within — is here rendered as the sole subject of Hiratsuka's woodblock. The structural interior, normally invisible from the outside, is exposed as an object of beauty: the carpenter's problem-solving made visible. The 1960 print is among his most unusual architectural studies.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Structural Interior of Tengaimon Gate was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1960.
Structural Interior of Tengaimon Gate depicts architecture and interiors.
