Torii Gate
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
A torii gate — the threshold marker of Shinto sacred precincts, its twin uprights and two horizontal crossbars one of the most recognizable forms in Japanese architecture — is rendered in Hiratsuka's direct woodblock style. The undated print captures the gate in isolation, without the shrine complex it would normally announce, giving the threshold form a free-standing architectural presence it seldom has in reality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Torii Gate was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Torii Gate depicts temples & shrines, torii gates, and architecture.