Hara Shobō
Description
Hara Shobo — a Tokyo antiquarian bookshop specializing in Japanese prints and illustrated books — was closely associated with Yumeji's published work, and this print may commemorate or celebrate that relationship. Yumeji worked extensively in the illustrated book medium, and his relationship with publishers and booksellers was central to his career and his influence. The print situates a figurative subject — possibly a portrait, possibly an allegorical figure — within the commercial and cultural world of the Taisho-era book trade.
More Prints by Takehisa Yumeji
More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
Woodblock print
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Hara Shobō was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).
Hara Shobō depicts urban scenes and daily life.