Masao Ido - 古代の里 香具山 (Ancient Village - Mt. Amanokagu)
Title: 古代の里 香具山 (Ancient Village - Mt. Amanokagu). Ed.100/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1990.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 33.00cm X W: 46.00cm. (Image Approx H: 26.00cm X W: 36.00cm).
Condition: A lovely piece, well stored - image face unblemished with strong colours. Paper clean, crisp, & intact. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: 天香久山 Mt. Amanokagu lies in Kashihara, Nara prefecture, and alongside 畝傍山 Mt. Unebi & 耳成山 Mt Miminashi, are collectively referred to as the 大和三山 “Yamato Sanzan”. Sacred mountains & a designated 名勝 Place of Scenic Beauty, the Yamato Sanzan have been celebrated in Japanese poetry through the centuries - most notably in Japan’s oldest existing poetry anthology - the 万葉集 Man’yoshu. According to myth, Mt. Amanokagu/“Kaguyama” is considered the most sacred mountain - falling straight from the sky - acquiring its commonly attributed “Amano” prefix, meaning: “of the heavens”. A fabulous print by Kitaoka capturing a distant view of Mt.Amanokagu through the rice fields, the evening sky peppered with insects.
Title: 古代の里 香具山 (Ancient Village - Mt. Amanokagu). Ed.100/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1990.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 33.00cm X W: 46.00cm. (Image Approx H: 26.00cm X W: 36.00cm).
Condition: A lovely piece, well stored - image face unblemished with strong colours. Paper clean, crisp, & intact. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: 天香久山 Mt. Amanokagu lies in Kashihara, Nara prefecture, and alongside 畝傍山 Mt. Unebi & 耳成山 Mt Miminashi, are collectively referred to as the 大和三山 “Yamato Sanzan”. Sacred mountains & a designated 名勝 Place of Scenic Beauty, the Yamato Sanzan have been celebrated in Japanese poetry through the centuries - most notably in Japan’s oldest existing poetry anthology - the 万葉集 Man’yoshu. According to myth, Mt. Amanokagu/“Kaguyama” is considered the most sacred mountain - falling straight from the sky - acquiring its commonly attributed “Amano” prefix, meaning: “of the heavens”. A fabulous print by Kitaoka capturing a distant view of Mt.Amanokagu through the rice fields, the evening sky peppered with insects.
Title: 古代の里 香具山 (Ancient Village - Mt. Amanokagu). Ed.100/180.
Artist: Masao Ido (1945-2016).
Signed & Dated: Signed, titled, & editioned in pencil to plate. Published 1990.
Medium: Woodblock Print.
Paper Size: Approx H: 33.00cm X W: 46.00cm. (Image Approx H: 26.00cm X W: 36.00cm).
Condition: A lovely piece, well stored - image face unblemished with strong colours. Paper clean, crisp, & intact. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: 天香久山 Mt. Amanokagu lies in Kashihara, Nara prefecture, and alongside 畝傍山 Mt. Unebi & 耳成山 Mt Miminashi, are collectively referred to as the 大和三山 “Yamato Sanzan”. Sacred mountains & a designated 名勝 Place of Scenic Beauty, the Yamato Sanzan have been celebrated in Japanese poetry through the centuries - most notably in Japan’s oldest existing poetry anthology - the 万葉集 Man’yoshu. According to myth, Mt. Amanokagu/“Kaguyama” is considered the most sacred mountain - falling straight from the sky - acquiring its commonly attributed “Amano” prefix, meaning: “of the heavens”. A fabulous print by Kitaoka capturing a distant view of Mt.Amanokagu through the rice fields, the evening sky peppered with insects.
