Streetcars at Ueno Sanashi
by Inoue Yasuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Streetcars at Ueno Sanashi captures one of the most visible symbols of Meiji modernization — the electric streetcar — in the busy cultural district around Ueno Park. Yasuji renders the new technology with the same clear documentary eye he applied to Edo's canals and bridges, treating the tram lines as simply the latest addition to the city's layered infrastructure. The scene records a moment of genuine urban transformation when mechanical mass transit was reshaping the rhythms and geography of everyday Tokyo life.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Streetcars at Ueno Sanashi was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Streetcars at Ueno Sanashi depicts urban scenes, set at Ueno.