True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Great Fire at Ryogoku from the Hamacho Riverbank
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 Great Fire at Ryogoku viewed from the Hamacho riverbank across the Sumida captures the spectacle of urban disaster that was a recurring feature of Edo and Meiji Tokyo life. From Hamacho on the western bank, spectators would have watched the flames consuming the Ryogoku entertainment district on the opposite shore, the fire's reflection on the river doubling its visual impact. Yasuji depicts this nocturnal catastrophe with the same journalistic directness he brought to his documentation of the city in calmer times, treating disaster as part of the full record of urban experience.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Great Fire at Ryogoku from the Hamacho Riverbank was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Great Fire at Ryogoku from the Hamacho Riverbank depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.