Night View of Shinjuku, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
- Series:
- Recollections of Tokyo
- Date:
- 1945
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The night view of Shinjuku from his "Recollections of Tokyo" series — made in 1945 during or just after the city's near-total destruction by Allied bombing — places this urban night scene in a context of acute historical urgency. The Shinjuku that Senpan depicted at night, with its commercial lights and urban energy, was being destroyed as he worked, and the "Recollections" title acknowledges that these prints were already memories — documents of a Tokyo that existed in the past even as the ink was drying. The night view captures the city's vitality in its last moments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Night View of Shinjuku, from the series Recollections of Tokyo was created by Maekawa Senpan (前川千帆) in 1945.
Yes — Night View of Shinjuku, from the series Recollections of Tokyo is part of the Recollections of Tokyo series by Maekawa Senpan.
Night View of Shinjuku, from the series Recollections of Tokyo depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and night scenes, set at Tokyo.