Spring's 4-Chome Ginza (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ)
- Date:
- 1989-99
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Spring's 4-Chome Ginza, from the series "One Hundred Views of Tokyo: Message to the 21st Century" (1989–99), depicts the most fashionable corner of Japan's most prestigious shopping street in the spring season. Ginza 4-chome, where the Ginza Line subway emerges above ground at the Sukiyabashi junction, is the symbolic heart of Tokyo's commercial elegance — its department stores, boutiques, and the famous Wako clock tower defining the visual identity of high-end urban Japan. Amano renders this contemporary urban subject in his color woodblock style.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Spring's 4-Chome Ginza (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) was created by Amano Kunihiro (天野邦弘) in 1989-99.
Spring's 4-Chome Ginza (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century 東京百景 21世紀へのメッセジ) depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and spring, set at Tokyo, Ginza.