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Pagodas Prints (88)

Pagodas in Japanese woodblock prints, from Kyoto's five-story Toji pagoda to Nikko's ornate structures. These multi-tiered Buddhist towers serve as dramatic vertical elements in landscape compositions, often silhouetted against sky or framed by seasonal foliage.

Artists Known for Pagodas

Kotozuka Eiichi, Japanese print artist

Kotozuka Eiichi

琴塚英一

1906–1979

Hiratsuka Un'ichi, Japanese print artist

Hiratsuka Un'ichi

平塚運一

1895–1997

Kihei Sasajima, Japanese print artist

Kihei Sasajima

笹島喜平

1906–1993

Takahashi Shotei, Japanese print artist

Takahashi Shotei

高橋松亭

1871–1945

Ito Nisaburo, Japanese print artist

Ito Nisaburo

伊藤仁三郎

1910–1988

Takeji Asano, Japanese print artist

Takeji Asano

浅野竹二

1900–1999

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pagodas in Japanese woodblock prints, from Kyoto's five-story Toji pagoda to Nikko's ornate structures. These multi-tiered Buddhist towers serve as dramatic vertical elements in landscape compositions, often silhouetted against sky or framed by seasonal foliage.

Kotozuka Eiichi, Hiratsuka Un'ichi, and Kihei Sasajima are among the artists most associated with pagodas in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 88 prints tagged with pagodas, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.