Sumida Koen
by Oda Kazuma
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Sumida Koen (Sumida Park) appears in this second treatment of the subject Kazuma depicted in his earlier "Sumida Park" woodblock of 1930. The park, established along the western bank of the Sumida River with its famous cherry trees and views across the water, was among Tokyo's most beloved public spaces — and one that Kazuma documented from his early career onward. Whether this print captures the park in a different season or from a different vantage, it reflects his sustained engagement with the public green spaces that offered Tokyo's residents relief from urban density.
More Prints by Oda Kazuma
More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
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View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
Color lithograph
Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sumida Koen was created by Oda Kazuma (織田一磨).
Sumida Koen depicts urban scenes, cherry blossoms, and spring.