Koraku-en / Koraku-en Park / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo
- Date:
- 1893 (1 September;printing; 5 September;published)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Koraku-en Park in Tokyo — one of the city's most celebrated gardens, incorporating both traditional Japanese and Chinese garden elements — is depicted from the 1893 series "Famous Places in Tokyo" (Tokyo meisho zue). Shuntei renders the garden with the topographic specificity of the meisho-e tradition: the identifiable features of the designed landscape, the seasonal character of the plantings, the specific quality of a park simultaneously celebrating traditional garden aesthetics and serving the recreational needs of a modernizing city.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Koraku-en / Koraku-en Park / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1893 (1 September;printing; 5 September;published).
Koraku-en / Koraku-en Park / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and gardens, set at Tokyo.