Kagurazaka Dori
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Kagurazaka Dori was one of Tokyo's most fashionable entertainment streets in the late 1920s, lined with restaurants, geisha houses, and shops catering to an affluent clientele. Yoshida depicts the street scene with characteristic attention to the interplay of architecture and human activity, the sloping avenue creating a natural recession into the distance. The print documents an urban Tokyo that was rapidly modernizing, and Yoshida's trained eye captures the texture of the neighborhood with the same care he applied to his celebrated landscapes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kagurazaka Dori was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1929.
Kagurazaka Dori was published by Yoshida Studio (1929).
Kagurazaka Dori depicts urban scenes, architecture, and daily life.