Pagoda At Nikko
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The five-story pagoda at Nikko rises among cryptomeria trees in this woodblock print by Yuhan Ito, its tapering tiers silhouetted against a sky that the artist renders with characteristic atmospheric care. Nikko's ornate Toshogu shrine complex was a favored subject among shin-hanga printmakers of the 1930s, its elaborate architecture providing strong compositional forms that contrasted beautifully with the surrounding forest. Ito simplifies and softens the scene, finding poetry in the pagoda's vertical thrust against the enveloping trees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pagoda At Nikko was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Pagoda At Nikko depicts temples & shrines and pagodas, set at Nikko.