Night View of the Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto

Fukutaro Terauchi

A stunning, atmospheric image showing evening strollers on a road running through the Higashiyama District of Tokyo at dusk. In the background, obscured by mist, is the silhouette of the Hokan-ji Temple, known colloquially as the Yasaka Pagoda. In the foreground, a rose-tinted paper lantern softly illuminates the road. A sense of quietude and solace envelopes the scene.

Fukutaro Teracuhi - whose name is frequently confused with the artist Manjiro Terauchi - was born in 1891 and studied Western-style painting at the private Kiyoteru Kuroda school; evidence of Tonalist influence is shown in his softly layered hues and textures.