True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Square Next to Makurabashi Bridge, Honjo
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
The square next to Makurabashi Bridge in Honjo was one of the small public spaces that punctuated the working-class geography of the eastern lowlands, its open area providing breathing room within the dense residential fabric of the district. Yasuji's view of this modest urban space reflects his interest in the ordinary social geography of Tokyo, the everyday places — a bridge square, a street corner, a canal embankment — that gave the city its lived character. The print is among his quieter compositions, notable for its attention to the unremarkable.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Square Next to Makurabashi Bridge, Honjo was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Square Next to Makurabashi Bridge, Honjo depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Tokyo.