The White Buddha, Seoul, Korea by Elizabeth Keith
The White Buddha, Seoul, Korea
Elizabeth Keith
Title
The White Buddha, Seoul, Korea
Artist
Elizabeth Keith
1887 - 1956 (biography)Year
c. 1920
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
14 7/8 x 9 3/4" image size
Signature
yellow pencil, lower right image
Edition Size
Edition not known
Annotations
titled in pencil on verso with "(15)"
Reference
Not in Miles
Paper
antique-white laid Japanese hosho
State
published
Publisher
Watanabe
Inventory ID
LEAR117
Price
Price On Request
Description
This impression is titled by the artist in pencil on the verso. This color woodcut is not in the Miles raisonne. It depicts a large Buddha, carved in relief, at night. Though Buddhism was banned in Korea many monuments remained, including this, outside of Seoul. It is probable that the blocks for this image were lost in the 1923 Tokyo earthquake, which destroyed Watanabe's studio.