Famous places in Tokyo, Takanawa: Picture of . Complete picture of a steam locomotive and railroad
- Date:
- 1871, 9th lunar month
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.2 × 24.8 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
"Famous Places in Tokyo, Takanawa" (1871) celebrates the new steam railroad at Takanawa, the coastal district where Japan's first railway ran along the edge of Tokyo Bay before curving inland toward Shinbashi station. The print presents the locomotive as a marvel of the modern age, rendered in the traditional nishiki-e style of woodblock printing, the visual conventions of old Japan being used to document the technologies that would soon make those very conventions obsolete. The scene is one of Yoshitoshi's most explicit engagements with Meiji modernization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Famous places in Tokyo, Takanawa: Picture of . Complete picture of a steam locomotive and railroad was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1871, 9th lunar month.
Famous places in Tokyo, Takanawa: Picture of . Complete picture of a steam locomotive and railroad depicts urban scenes, seascapes, and travel scenes, set at Tokyo.
Famous places in Tokyo, Takanawa: Picture of . Complete picture of a steam locomotive and railroad measures 36.2 × 24.8 cm (Oban format).