True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Toranomon from Shibakuchi
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 view of Toranomon from Shibakuchi — looking from the shiba district northward toward the Tiger Gate (Toranomon) of the old Edo Castle approach — surveys a stretch of the city undergoing rapid transformation as government ministries replaced the former samurai estates. The avenue between the two points was being rebuilt as one of Meiji Tokyo's major governmental corridors, and Yasuji's view captures the transitional character of the streetscape, where Western-style buildings were appearing alongside surviving traditional structures.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Toranomon from Shibakuchi was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Toranomon from Shibakuchi depicts landscapes, set at Tokyo.