$1,000–$8,000. Common views: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Inoue's Meiji-era Tokyo views, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika, have both artistic and historical value. His early death makes works scarce.
The Hommaru — the inner keep of Edo Castle — is depicted here from a viewpoint that emphasizes its defensive watchtower (mieyagura) rising above the stone walls. By the Meiji period the castle had become the Imperial Palace, and the old Edo fortifications took on new symbolic weight as monuments to a vanishing feudal order. Yasuji captures the architecture with the topographic precision of his city series, producing a document of the castle's physical fabric at a time of institutional transformation.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Hommaru mieyagura was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Hommaru mieyagura depicts castles, urban scenes, and architecture.
