The Shoso-in Repository at Todai-ji
- Date:
- 1953
- 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 Shōsō-in repository at Tōdai-ji — the 8th-century imperial treasury — is here presented in an earlier version of a subject Hiratsuka returned to multiple times. The 1953 woodblock renders the azekura log-cabin construction of the treasury building with the structural clarity that defines his architectural documentation. The Shōsō-in's raised floor construction and distinctive log-wall system are captured in his bold, direct carving.
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.
The Shoso-in Repository at Todai-ji was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1953.
The Shoso-in Repository at Todai-ji depicts temples & shrines and architecture.
