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Torii Gate
鳥居
- Date:
- 1915
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
Typical Price
The torii gate is one of the most iconic motifs in Japanese art, and Capelari's rendering bridges Eastern subject matter with Western artistic sensibility. This recognizable subject has broad collector appeal. Pre-earthquake editions bearing the 6mm circular Watanabe seal command $3,000-$7,000, while later reprints are more accessible at $1,500-$3,000.
Description
A vermillion torii gate framing a shrine approach, seen through European eyes but rendered in Japanese medium.
