Japanese Print "Temple in Forest" by Inagaki Toshijiro
Artist:Inagaki Toshijiro
Title:Temple in Forest
Date:Ca. 1950.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Oujyou-in" Semi-abstract depiction of Oujyou-in Temple in Mt. Sensho in Kyoto. It belongs to Jodo sect and was built in 1647. Toshijiro was a famous kimono designer. He received the highest honor as artist, "Ningen Kokuho" (Intangible Cultural Property, so-called Living National Treasures), from Japanese government in 1962. He designed only handful woodblock prints in the 1950s.
