Hara Shobō
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- harashobo
Description
Hara Shobō was a celebrated Tokyo antiquarian bookseller and publisher of woodblock prints, closely associated with the shin-hanga movement, and Koitsu's inclusion of it as a subject suggests a commemorative or promotional print rather than a straightforward landscape. The shop's refined façade in a Tokyo neighborhood captures the material culture of print publishing and collecting that sustained artists like Koitsu himself. The image is a rare instance of Koitsu documenting the commercial infrastructure of his own artistic world.
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A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
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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
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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
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Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hara Shobō was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Hara Shobō was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Hara Shobō depicts urban scenes, night scenes, and architecture.