True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Gardens at Mukojima Akiba Shrine
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 gardens at Mukojima Akiba Shrine occupied the eastern bank of the Sumida River, where the Akiba fire-prevention deity watched over the low-lying districts most vulnerable to conflagration. Yasuji's view captures the shrine garden with its combination of carefully maintained plantings and the natural informality of the riverside setting, the Sumida visible beyond. The garden was a popular destination for leisure walks from the city, offering both the pleasure of the landscape and the reassurance of the shrine's protective presence over the fire-prone urban fabric.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Gardens at Mukojima Akiba Shrine was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Gardens at Mukojima Akiba Shrine depicts temples & shrines, set at Tokyo.