{"product_id":"japanese-sosaku-hanga-b-w-yasaka-pagoda-woodblock-print-by-harunori-kobayashi","title":"Japanese Sosaku Hanga B\/W Yasaka Pagoda woodblock print by Harunori Kobayashi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Yasaka Pagoda in the Rain” — Harunori Kobayashi, Original Signed Woodblock Print, 1978, Kyoto, Japan (17\/30)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA quietly cinematic view of old Kyoto: two figures shelter beneath umbrellas as they pass beneath the eaves of Higashiyama’s machiya rooftops, the five-story silhouette of the Yasaka Pagoda rising behind them into a sky streaked with driving rain. Harunori Kobayashi builds the composition entirely from bold, angular black strokes against a mottled grey ground — a graphic, almost woodcut-noir treatment of a scene that has been painted and printed by countless Japanese artists, rendered here with unusual dynamism and a strong sense of weather and movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe print is titled, dated, and signed “H. Kobayashi” in pencil by the artist, numbered 17\/30 from a small edition, and stamped with the artist’s red seal (jitsuin) lower left, with a second red seal accompanying the signature at lower right. Executed in 1978, the sheet measures 47.5 x 33 cm (18.7 x 13 in).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Yasaka Pagoda, formally the pagoda of Hokan-ji Temple, is one of Kyoto’s most photographed landmarks — a five-story wooden structure in the Higashiyama district whose foundations are said to date back over 1,400 years, with the current tower rebuilt in 1440 after a fire. Rising above the narrow lanes near Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zaka, it remains a defining silhouette of old Kyoto, and has long drawn painters and printmakers seeking to capture the interplay of traditional rooftops and the pagoda’s distinctive spire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle biographical detail on Harunori Kobayashi circulates in Western print literature — his work surfaces occasionally on the market as part of the wave of independent, self-carved and self-printed sosaku hanga (“creative print”) artists working in Japan through the 1970s–80s, who favored personal, often monochrome interpretations of historic sites over the polished, publisher-driven shin-hanga tradition. This scarcity of documentation, paired with a modest edition size of only 30, adds to the print’s appeal as a find for collectors of postwar Japanese printmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking, atmospheric addition to any collection of Kyoto imagery or 20th-century Japanese graphic art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print will be shipped insured oversea. Cost of transport to the US, Euro 125.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe ship worldwide. Request a shipping quote by e-mail to tacojoustra@vintageobjects.com mentioning the piece you are interested in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick-up by appointment only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are a 1stDibs Platinum 5 Star Dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harunori Kobayashi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54364336652631,"sku":null,"price":575.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/5230\/1983\/files\/DSC_0534.jpg?v=1786975640","url":"https:\/\/vintageobjects.com\/products\/japanese-sosaku-hanga-b-w-yasaka-pagoda-woodblock-print-by-harunori-kobayashi","provider":"Vintage Objects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}