Tsukiji monseki / Site of the Gateway, Tsukiji / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo
- Date:
- 1893 (1 September;printing; 5 September;published)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Tsukiji monseki — the site of the gateway area at Tsukiji, the famous foreign settlement and fish market district — is depicted in the 1893 "Famous Places in Tokyo" series. Tsukiji in the Meiji period was one of Tokyo's most complex districts: the area of the designated foreign settlement, the site of new Western-style buildings alongside traditional Japanese structures, a node of cultural contact and commercial activity that embodied the period's intense engagement with foreign influence. Shuntei's documentation of this district captures its specific architectural and social character.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tsukiji monseki / Site of the Gateway, Tsukiji / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1893 (1 September;printing; 5 September;published).
Tsukiji monseki / Site of the Gateway, Tsukiji / Tokyo meisho zue / Famous Places in Tokyo depicts urban scenes and architecture, set at Tokyo.