close-up black and white photograph of ornate entrance gate to a shrine; roof tiles along top capped with crests of three leaves; ornately carved lintel with leaves, birds above band of hexagonal crests with flowers; two shaped grates framed with paintings of peonies above another band of hexagons, and another bar of ornate carving

%C2%A9 Daido Moriyama

How to Create a Beautiful Picture 7: Nikko Toshogu, 1977

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Known for his grainy, blurry, and out-of focus photographs depicting city life in Tokyo from the late 1960s and the early 1970s, Daidō Moriyama’s approach began to change in the mid-1970s. This photograph is a straight-on and in-focus detail of an architectural element of the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Japan. The high contrast brings out the rich, intricate textures and patterns that decorate an exterior wall of the shrine. Though the title of the photograph may be tongue-in-cheek, the image clearly represents the ornate religious architecture, which features traditional Japanese patterns and natural motifs.

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Title
How to Create a Beautiful Picture 7: Nikko Toshogu
Artist Life
born 1938
Role
Photographer
Accession Number
2017.113
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close-up black and white photograph of ornate entrance gate to a shrine; roof tiles along top capped with crests of three leaves; ornately carved lintel with leaves, birds above band of hexagonal crests with flowers; two shaped grates framed with paintings of peonies above another band of hexagons, and another bar of ornate carving

© Daido Moriyama

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