True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Shin-Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
The Shin-Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter — the great government-regulated entertainment district in the northern reaches of Asakusa — is depicted here as an urban landscape rather than an interior scene, Yasuji's view taking in the district's distinctive geography of long straight streets and carefully organized blocks. The Yoshiwara had been the center of Edo's pleasure quarter for two centuries and continued to function into the Meiji period under revised regulations, its famous willow-lined approaches and walled enclosure visible in Yasuji's composition as a peculiar architectural form within the broader city.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Shin-Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Shin-Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and snow scenes, set at Tokyo.