August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)
八月 (三条大橋より大文字)
- Series:
- Twelve Months of Kyoto (print 8 of 12)
- Date:
- second half 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Chuban
- Dimensions:
- 25.1 × 28.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Typical Price
August in Tokuriki's Kyoto series features the Daimonji bonfire blazing on the mountainside, viewed from the Sanjo Bridge over the Kamo River. This annual Obon festival event is one of Kyoto's most dramatic nighttime spectacles. The nocturnal palette sets this apart from other months in the set, and Unsodo-published impressions generally sell for $75-$300.
Description
The Daimonji bonfire on the hillside viewed from the Sanjo Bridge during the Obon festival, from the series of twelve months of Kyoto.
