True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Industrial College at Toranomon
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 Industrial College at Toranomon — one of the new technical educational institutions established by the Meiji government to train engineers and craftsmen for Japan's industrializing economy — is depicted here as a monument to the new educational infrastructure the era was creating. The college's Western-style buildings were part of the systematic transformation of the Toranomon district, where former samurai estates were being converted into government ministries and educational institutions. Yasuji's print documents this process of institutional landscaping with his characteristic architectural precision.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Industrial College at Toranomon was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Industrial College at Toranomon depicts urban scenes and architecture, set at Tokyo.