Silver Pavilion - Kyoto
Artist
Yoshida, Toshi
(Japanese, 1911–1995)
Date1951
Mediumwoodblock print, ink and color on paper
ClassificationsPrints
Markingsseal: Yoshida Toshi
Credit LineGift from the Judith and Paul A. Falcigno Collection
Object number2010.73
Label TextIn this print Toshi contrasts the quiet beauty of red and white azaleas and a still pond in the foreground with lively visitors on an excursion to Ginkakuji in the background. According to historical records, the retirement villa in Kyoto of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-1490) was converted into a Zen temple named Jishoji, upon his death. The main two-story building has popularly been called Ginkakuji (“Temple of the Silver Pavilion”), although the planned silver-leaf covering of its exterior never materialized.
While a section of the Ginkakuji gardens is a dry landscape garden, with white gravel raked into a pattern of waves, the lower, verdant section of the garden—shown here in the summer season—is enjoyed by strolling around its “Brocade-Mirror Pond” (Kinkyochi), or by viewing it from inside the pavilion.ProvenancePaul A. Falcigno and Judy Mansfield, Hamden, CTOn View
Not on view
