True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Shintomi-za Theatre
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.
Shintomi-za Theatre was one of the most important venues in Meiji-era Tokyo, its stage hosting the theatrical reforms of the katsureki-mono movement and the experimental productions of actors like Ichikawa Danjuro IX who sought to modernize kabuki. Yasuji depicts the theatre's exterior with his characteristic attention to architectural character, documenting one of the cultural institutions that defined Meiji Tokyo's artistic ambitions. The Shintomi-za's performances were attended by political leaders and intellectuals seeking a theatre worthy of a modern nation.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
歌舞伎
Woodblock print
1955
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Shintomi-za Theatre was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Shintomi-za Theatre depicts kabuki, set at Tokyo.