Teruhide Kato – Kiyomizu Temple in Snow (Kato Teruhide – Yuki Butai)

Original woodblock print, hand-signed by the artist. First published between 1990 and 2005.

Snow is falling down onto the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto. The Kiyomizu temple is both a popular temple for visitors as well as for woodblock print artists to depict. For some reason the perspective Teruhide Kato uses here was not often used however, and it manages to convey the impressiveness of the building well. The design is relatively simple compared to other prints by Teruhide Kato and, perhaps in part because of that, seems to possess a calm atmosphere.

As editions signed by Teruhide Kato are much rarer, the current print has a higher price then posthumous editions. For those looking to buy, choosing a posthumous edition in stead could be considered then.

Image size (excluding margins): 42.0 * 20.0 cm (16.5 * 7.9 in).

The print is in excellent condition.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Teruhide Kato (1936-2005) was a modern Japanese woodblock artist. He attended the Kyoto Art College. After a successful career as a kimono designer, he became a woodblock artist. Here he used traditional themes in more abstract designs.

Nipponprints has a wide range of his prints. Many of these depict famous places in or around Kyoto. Examples are the 1,000 Torii at Kyoto’s Fushima Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-Ji, Kiyomizu-dera and Yasaka Shrine. Often these are combined with elements of nature, such as the full moon, bamboo, autumn leaves or cherry blossoms. In all, the innovative style of Teruhide Kato is unmistakable.

See an overview of Teruhide Kato's woodblock prints