Echoes of the Temple Bell

1959

American, born Japan 1906 - 1999

This painting was made in Japan, while Horiuchi was staying in his hometown on the shores of Lake Kawaguchi at the foot of Mt. Fuji. During his stay, Horiuchi traveled to Kyoto and visited the famous Kiyomizu Temple, then later wrote: "This painting is symbolic of the temple bells in Japan. I was particularly impressed by the sound of the Kiyomizu Temple which I heard one evening on my recent visit to Japan, the sound slowly and heavily reverberating across the valley to the Hieizan Mountains of Kyoto." Dr. Fuller, founder and director of Seattle Art Museum, felt a similar affection for the great temple at Kiyomizu, and was inspired to select this painting for the collection.

Gouache and collage of paper

23 x 11 in. (58.4 x 27.9 cm)

Overall h.: 31 3/4 in.

Overall w.: 18 3/4 in.

Gift of the artist

59.155

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Paul Horiuchi", March 9, 2000 - June 11, 2000

Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum, "Northwest Paintings, Drawings and Prints", 1972. (1972)

Valparaiso, Indiana, Sloane Galleries, "Art of the Northwest Coast", 1962. (1962)

Mount Vernon, Washington, Skagit Valley College, "Arts Festival", 1967. (1967)

Olympia, Washington, State Capitol Museum, "Governor's Festival of the Arts, Horiuchi Retrospective for Receipt to the Artist of the Governor's Award for 1970", 1970. (1970)

Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, "Paul Horiuchi: Master of the Collage", November 19, 1987 - January 17, 1988 (11/19/1987 - 01/17/1988)

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, "Asian Traditions/Modern Expressions: Asian American Artists and Abstraction", March 23 - July 31, 1997, (03/23/1997 - 07/31/1997)

Eugene, Oregon, Museum of Art, University of Oregon, and the Seattle Art Museum, Washington, "Paul Horiuchi: 50 Years of Painting", 1969 (1969)

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