True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Autumn Leaves at Takinogawa
by Inoue Yasuji
by Inoue Yasuji
$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.
Autumn leaves at Takinogawa — the "Waterfall River" valley in the northern reaches of Tokyo — were among the most celebrated seasonal landscapes accessible from the city, drawing visitors each fall to see the maples turn red along the wooded banks. Yasuji's view captures the valley in full autumn color, treating the familiar meisho scene with his characteristic restraint, avoiding the heightened dramatization of older ukiyo-e in favor of a fresh, clear observation of light and color in the seasonal landscape.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Noka no aki (Miyagi ken Ayashi
1946
Color woodblock print
Woodblock print
1950
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Autumn Leaves at Takinogawa was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Autumn Leaves at Takinogawa depicts autumn foliage, set at Tokyo.