True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Naval Ministry, Tsukiji
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 Naval Ministry at Tsukiji was established in the former site of the great Tsukiji monzeki temple complex, whose extensive grounds were appropriated by the Meiji government for military uses. The Navy Ministry buildings — Western-style structures housing the institutional command of Japan's expanding naval force — represent the dramatic transformation of the Tsukiji district from Buddhist sacred space to military administrative center. Yasuji documents this institutional geography with his characteristic precision, recording the new order that was replacing the old.
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 Naval Ministry, Tsukiji was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Naval Ministry, Tsukiji depicts urban scenes, set at Tokyo.