Torii Gate in Bamboo Grove (1)
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A red torii gate rises from a screen of tall bamboo, its lacquered pillars interrupting the green verticals of the canes in this quietly structured composition by Yuhan Ito. The combination of torii and bamboo distills two of the most iconic visual elements of the Japanese sacred landscape into a single intimate image. Ito treats the contrast between the bright vermillion of the gate and the deep, shadowed green of the bamboo as a color-field problem as much as a landscape subject, the two tones defining and intensifying each other.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Torii Gate in Bamboo Grove (1) was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Torii Gate in Bamboo Grove (1) depicts temples & shrines, torii gates, and architecture.