Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 107382

Nanzen-ji Temple, Kyoto

Artist / 作者: Asai Kiyoshi朝井清
Date / 年代: 1945-1955
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 345 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 白石カナ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Nanzen-ji is a well-known Rinzai-sect Zen Temple in Kyoto. First built in 1291 as a villa for the retired Emperor Kameyama (r.1259-1274) it was later converted to a Zen temple, and is famous for its beautiful garden. Saitö depicts a narrow interior view, with only an outside fence, a balcony handrail, black sliding doors, and tatami mats visible in the print. His stunning composition represents the temple with only a few vertical and horizontal lines, nuanced with subdued black, gray, and green hues. Saitö transforms the Zen simplicity and organization of this classical structure into a modern design recalling the abstract geometric paintings of Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). (from Saito Kiyosh…

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