Kameyama: Samurai Mansion
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
The station of Kameyama appears here through the architectural remains of a samurai mansion — a walled compound whose scale and construction methods mark it as belonging to the warrior class. Sekino's interest in the material evidence of Edo-era social structures gives this Tokaido print a documentary dimension: the mansions of the samurai retainers who staffed the castle's garrison were as much part of the post-town's character as its inns and teahouses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kameyama: Samurai Mansion was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Kameyama: Samurai Mansion depicts warriors and architecture.