TOKURIKI TOMIKICHIRO (1902-2000)
TEMPLE DE KIYOMIZU, KYOTO
From the series: Twelve Themes of Kyoto.Beautiful print numbered and signed, lovely colors,Shin HangaNishiki-eKiyomizu-dera (lit. 'Monastery of Pure Water') is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto. It was founded in 778, at the end of the Nara period, by Enchin Shonin, a priest from Nara (the ancient capital of Japan from 710 to 784).Tomikichiro Tokuriki was a Japanese woodblock printmaker, representing the twelfth generation of a family of Kyoto artisans. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. After World War II, he founded the Matsukyu publishing company to produce and distribute his own prints as well as Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga works by other artists. Tomikichiro Tokuriki was an influential figure in the contemporary print movement in Japan. He was the official artist of the Honganji Temple and was commissioned to engrave various temples throughout Japan, including the famous shrines of Ise. His prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York...
450.00 €
FESTIVAL DE GION LE 17 JUILLET
From the set: The four seasons of KyotoShin-HangaNishiki-eVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the artist's red stamp and signed in pencilCa.1950The Gion Matsuri in Kyoto is one of the three largest local festivals in Japan. The other two are Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo and Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka. The Gion Matsuri can be considered the largest and most spectacular. It is held every year from July 1 to 31 for the celebration of the summer solstice at Yasaka Jinja Shrine. The two key dates of this celebration take place on July 17 (Saki Matsuri or pre-festival) and July 24 (Ato Matsuri or post-festival) when all thirty-four floats crisscross the main streets of the city.Its origin dates back to the plague of 869. The emperor sent a special messenger to Yasaka Jinja, the ancient name of the shrine of Gion known to house the spirit of the brother of the sun goddess supposed to fight this evil, to pray and him To do this, he ordered the creation of sixty-six halberds representing the sixty-six provinces of the country.Once the epidemic was stopped, the inhabitants of Kyoto decided from 970, in gratitude, to organize a festival each year...
380.00 €
ARASHIYAMA
Beautiful numbered and countersigned print, lovely colors,Shin HangaNishiki-eCirca 1970-1980Arashiyama, or literally "storm mountain," is both a mountain that rises on the other side of the Ōi River and a district located on the western outskirts of Kyoto. It is a national historic site, and the Togetsukyō Bridge contributes greatly to the area's picturesque beauty.Tomikichiro Tokuriki was a Japanese woodblock printmaker, representing the twelfth generation of a family of Kyoto artisans. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. After World War II, he founded the Matsukyu publishing company to produce and distribute his own prints as well as Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga works by other artists. Tomikichiro Tokuriki was an influential figure in the contemporary print movement in Japan. He was the official artist of the Honganji Temple and was commissioned to engrave various temples throughout Japan, including the famous shrines of Ise. His prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York...
400.00 €
MONT HIEI
Fine impression, slight yellowing, ink stains on the outer left and right edges.Ca.1970/80Mount Hiei (Hiei-zan) is a mountain northeast of Kyoto, located on the border between Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. Enryaku-ji Temple, the first of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) branch of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788 and quickly grew into a vast complex of temples and buildings.Tomikichiro Tokuriki was a Japanese woodblock printmaker, representing the twelfth generation of a family of Kyoto artisans. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. After World War II, he founded the Matsukyu publishing company to produce and distribute his own prints as well as Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga works by other artists. Tomikichiro Tokuriki was an influential figure in the contemporary print movement in Japan. He was the official artist of the Honganji Temple and was commissioned to engrave various temples throughout Japan, including the famous shrines of Ise. His prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York...
380.00 €
TEMPLE KIYOMIZU, KYOTO
From the series: Twelve Views of the Four Seasons of KyotoBeautiful print, numbered, lovely colors,Shin HangaNishiki-eMore than 1250 years have passed since the founding of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. Halfway up Mount Otowa, one of the mountains in the Higashiyama range in Kyoto, stands the temple, where a great number of visitors come to honor Kannon, a deity of mercy and compassion, which is why the temple is known as "Kannon's Reijo." "Reijo" means "holy place."Tomikichiro Tokuriki was a Japanese woodblock printmaker, representing the twelfth generation of a family of Kyoto artisans. He graduated from the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting in 1924. After World War II, he founded the Matsukyu publishing company to produce and distribute his own prints as well as Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga works by other artists. Tomikichiro Tokuriki was an influential figure in the contemporary print movement in Japan. He was the official artist of the Honganji Temple and was commissioned to engrave various temples throughout Japan, including the famous shrines of Ise. His prints are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York...
400.00 €
LES COULEURS DE L AUTOMNE AU TEMPLE KOZANJI
From the set: The four seasons of KyotoShin-HangaNishiki-eVery beautiful and fresh proof bearing the artist's red stamp and signed in pencilCa.1950..
380.00 €
