Toyama Plain (Toyama-no-hara), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Scenes of Tokyo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Image courtesy of
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
by Kawase Hasui
This print from Hasui's 'Twelve Scenes of Tokyo' (Tōkyō jūnidai) series depicts Toyama-no-hara, a district then on the western outskirts of Tokyo in what is now Shinjuku Ward near Toyama Park. During the Taishō and early Shōwa periods, this area retained semi-rural character: open fields, stands of trees, and modest buildings before the city's westward expansion. Hasui's composition likely takes an elevated or oblique viewpoint across the plain, with open ground receding toward a distant tree line or low hills. The 'Twelve Scenes of Tokyo' series was produced for the Watanabe catalog as an urban counterpart to Hasui's travel landscape prints, documenting the city's varied neighborhoods and seasonal moods. The print employs the same ōban format and multi-block nishiki-e technique as Hasui's major provincial series, printed on dampened washi with mineral pigments.
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Toyama Plain (Toyama-no-hara), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Yes — Toyama Plain (Toyama-no-hara), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai) is part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series by Kawase Hasui.
Toyama Plain (Toyama-no-hara), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai) depicts edo & tokyo.
