Description
Ginkaku-ji (Temple of the Silver Pavilion) is one of the most famous Zen temples in Kyoto. It was originally planned to be covered in silver leaf, however, the plans were never realised. The ‘unfinished’ appearance has now become an icon of the aspects of ‘wabi-sabi’ quality.
Artist — Toshi Yoshida.
Toshi Yoshida was an extremely renowned artist in the sosaku-hanga movement of modern printmaking. His close relationship with his father Hiroshi Yoshida was instrumental in the pursuit of his art and produced many woodblock prints portraying natural scenes. While his niche was traditionally animals, occasionally he would produce landscape works, like the one seen here.
