Hara Shobō
by Oda Kazuma
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- harashobo
Description
Hara Shobo (原書房) is a well-known Tokyo antiquarian bookshop, and this print — likely a commissioned work or presentation piece — depicts the shop's exterior or interior as a document of the literary and bookish culture that Kazuma moved within. Printmakers and writers in the Taisho and Showa periods formed overlapping communities, and the portrait of a specific bookshop is an act of homage to that world. The shelves of books, the intimate scale of a specialist shop, the particular light of a space devoted to reading — these are the subjects Kazuma would render with knowing affection.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hara Shobō was created by Oda Kazuma (織田一磨).
Hara Shobō depicts urban scenes, architecture, and daily life.