Nihonbashi: Expressway
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
The modern face of Nihonbashi, transformed by the elevated expressway constructed above it in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics — the highway's concrete pillars now casting the historic bridge into permanent shadow. Sekino's print captures the urban transformation of postwar Tokyo with a mix of observation and melancholy: the old bridge survives beneath the expressway's weight, hidden rather than destroyed, its significance obscured by the infrastructure of economic miracle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nihonbashi: Expressway was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Nihonbashi: Expressway depicts urban scenes, set at Nihonbashi.