Meiji University at Surugadai — 駿河台 明治大学
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Meiji University at Surugadai" (Surugadai Meiji Daigaku) depicts the distinctive hilltop campus of Meiji University in the Surugadai district of Tokyo — one of the city's many academic institutions established in the Meiji period to serve Japan's educational modernization. Surugadai, with its gentle hill rising above the surrounding flat city, was a distinctive Tokyo landmark offering views of the surrounding districts. Okuyama's print of an urban institution extends his sosaku-hanga practice beyond landscape into the built environment of modern Tokyo.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Meiji University at Surugadai — 駿河台 明治大学 was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Meiji University at Surugadai — 駿河台 明治大学 depicts urban scenes and architecture.