True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Okuyama, Asakusa
by Inoue Yasuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Edo Tokyo Museum
- Image courtesy of
- Edo Tokyo Museum
Description
"True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Okuyama, Asakusa" is a Meiji/Taisho prints landscape print by Inoue Yasuji, created during the Meiji period. This atmospheric composition captures a specific place and moment with the poetic sensibility that characterizes the finest Japanese landscape prints.
Inoue Yasuji brings characteristic attention to atmospheric conditions and seasonal nuance, using the woodblock medium's capacity for subtle color gradation to create a landscape that feels both specific to its location and universal in its emotional resonance.
This print represents Inoue Yasuji's contribution to the Meiji/Taisho prints tradition during the Meiji period. As with all works by this artist, it reflects both individual artistic vision and the broader cultural moment in which it was created. For collectors and admirers of Japanese printmaking, it offers a window into the sophisticated aesthetic world that produced some of the most beloved images in art history.



