Meiji Shrine and 1930s Cars - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
Meiji Shrine in Tokyo appears in this print from Tokuriki's "Famous Historic Places and Holy Places" series alongside the distinctive automobiles of the 1930s — vehicles whose period character precisely dates the image and gives it documentary as well as artistic value. The combination of Meiji Shrine's ancient-seeming Shinto architecture (actually completed in 1920) with the modernity of motorized traffic creates the kind of temporal juxtaposition that characterizes Tokuriki's most historically conscious works. The 1930s cars are now as historically distant as the shrine's architectural style seemed modern.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Meiji Shrine and 1930s Cars - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Meiji Shrine and 1930s Cars - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places is part of the Famous, Sacred and Historical Places series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Meiji Shrine and 1930s Cars - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places uses Moku-hanga, Nishiki-e, and Sumi, on woodblock print.
Meiji Shrine and 1930s Cars - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places was published by Unsodo.
Meiji Shrine and 1930s Cars - Famous Historic Places and Holy Places depicts temples & shrines.