True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Fujimi Ferry, Honjo
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.
The Fujimi Ferry at Honjo crossed one of the smaller canals threading through the eastern lowlands of old Edo, its name — "Fuji View" — suggesting that on clear days the great mountain was visible from the crossing point. Yasuji's depiction of this modest river transport links his documentary survey of the city's waterways to the deeper tradition of finding Mount Fuji in the urban landscape. The ferry boat, the water, and the distant horizon are rendered with his characteristic economy, the visual information precise and unembellished.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Fujimi Ferry, Honjo was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Fujimi Ferry, Honjo depicts landscapes and boats & ships, set at Tokyo.