Village with torii gate and lantern
by Yuhan Ito
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A stone torii gate stands at the entrance to a village shrine, a stone lantern beside it, the two markers of sacred space forming a threshold between the everyday world of thatched rooftops and the precinct of the divine in this woodblock print by Yuhan Ito. Village shrines were the spiritual centers of rural Japan, and Ito captures the familiar scene with the eye of someone who saw in these ordinary religious markers something quietly beautiful. The lantern's warm tone anchors the composition against the cooler grey of the stone gate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Village with torii gate and lantern was created by Yuhan Ito (伊藤雄半).
Village with torii gate and lantern depicts temples & shrines, torii gates, and architecture.