Chrysanthemun Show in Hibiya Park, Tokyo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Legion of Honor
This print depicts the annual chrysanthemum exhibition held in Hibiya Park, the Western-style public park adjacent to the Imperial Palace grounds in central Tokyo. The Hibiya chrysanthemum shows were major autumn events in which elaborately trained kiku — trained into domed forms, cascades, and figured arrangements — were displayed on outdoor platforms, drawing crowds throughout the season. Koizumi's composition likely captures the density of exhibition structures, crowds of viewers, and the park's European-style iron lampposts and allées against the seasonal color of chrysanthemum blooms in white, yellow, and purple. The subject bridges the [kacho-e](/glossary/kacho-e) tradition of flower depiction with the [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) tradition of recording specific Tokyo locations, a combination characteristic of Koizumi's approach to documenting urban life.
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
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Color woodblock print; oban
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1931
Color woodblock print; oban
January 1938
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1938
Color woodblock print; oban
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Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Chrysanthemun Show in Hibiya Park, Tokyo was created by Kishio Koizumi (小泉癸巳男).
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