Title: 古代の里 春日大社 (Ancient Village - Kasuga Taisha Shrine). Ed.55/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1990.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 33.00cm X W: 45.00cm. (Image Approx H: 38.00cm X W: 26.00cm).
Condition: Fabulous - lovely intensity to vermilion pigment. Well stored, no marks or blemishes. Paper clean & crisp. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A lovely image of Kasuga Taisha Shrine 春日大社, in which Masao Ido captures a view of the shrine’s famous vermillion painted carpentry; its some of many 3,000+ stone lanterns; & the lush greenery of its surrounding ancient woodland. Built during the Nara period (710-784), Kasuga Taisha Shrine is one of the “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara” & a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Official Website - Kasuga Taisha Shrine: https://www.kasugataisha.or.jp/
Official Masao Ido Website: http://www.gado.jp/en/collection.html.
Title: 古代の里 春日大社 (Ancient Village - Kasuga Taisha Shrine). Ed.55/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1990.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 33.00cm X W: 45.00cm. (Image Approx H: 38.00cm X W: 26.00cm).
Condition: Fabulous - lovely intensity to vermilion pigment. Well stored, no marks or blemishes. Paper clean & crisp. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: A lovely image of Kasuga Taisha Shrine 春日大社, in which Masao Ido captures a view of the shrine’s famous vermillion painted carpentry; its some of many 3,000+ stone lanterns; & the lush greenery of its surrounding ancient woodland. Built during the Nara period (710-784), Kasuga Taisha Shrine is one of the “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara” & a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Official Website - Kasuga Taisha Shrine: https://www.kasugataisha.or.jp/
Official Masao Ido Website: http://www.gado.jp/en/collection.html.
