Night View of the Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto by Fukutaro Terauchi
Night View of the Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto
Fukutaro Terauchi
Title
Night View of the Yasaka Pagoda, Kyoto
Artist
Fukutaro Terauchi
1891 - 1964 (biography)Year
c. 1935 -'45
Technique
watercolor
Image Size
19 5/8 x 14" image
Signature
lower right, within image
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique
Annotations
Reference
Paper
cream watercolor
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
21018
Price
$650.00
Description
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.