Pagoda at Honmon Temple, Ikegami
Artist
Kawase Hasui
(Japanese, 1883 - 1957)
Publisher
Shozaburo Watanabe
(Japanese, 1885 - 1962)
CultureJapanese
Date1954
MediumColor woodblock print on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 5/8 x 14 5/16 in. (24.4 x 36.4 cm)
Overall: 10 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (27 x 39.4 cm)
Overall: 10 5/8 x 15 1/2 in. (27 x 39.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Momotaro Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk
Object number61.72.11
On View
Not on viewLabel TextKawase Hasui Japanese, 1883–1957 Pagoda at Honmon Temple, Ikegami, 1954 Color woodblock print on laid paper A magnificent five-story pagoda rises above the hilltop Honmonji Buddhist temple complex in the village of Ikegami, a suburb to the south of Tokyo. Built in the early 1600s, the pagoda once allowed the temple’s monks to keep a lookout for enemies. Many of the temple’s visitors come to pay honor to the famous Buddhist monk Nichiren (1222–1282), who is buried at the site. Others come to admire its architecture, since Honmonji is one of the few temples to survive the Allied bombing of Tokyo during World War II. Gift of Momotarō Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk 61.72.11 Catalogue raisonnéHote: cat. no. 598 Narazaki: cat. no. 553Exhibition History"Gifts from Japan: Landscape Woodblocks in the Shin-Hanga Style," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 24 - July 26, 2015.
