Tokyo (東京)

44 prints by 6 artists

About Tokyo

Japan's capital and largest city, formerly known as Edo. A major subject for shin-hanga and ukiyo-e artists depicting urban life, temples, rivers, and seasonal scenes.

Prints Depicting Tokyo (44)

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Azabu Ninohashi no gogo

1921

Color woodblock print

Asakusa Kannon Temple by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Asakusa Kannon Temple

浅草観音堂

1933

Woodblock print

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

Color woodblock print

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Dipping for Goldfish, Tokyo, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo"

1928

Color woodblock print on silk

Evening at Ueno Park by Shiro Kasamatsu

Evening at Ueno Park

上野公園の夕

1934

Woodblock print

Evening Rain, Yanaka Pagoda, Tokyo by Shiro Kasamatsu

Evening Rain, Yanaka Pagoda, Tokyo

Woodblock print

Evening Snow at Sanjugen Canal (Sanjugenbori no bosetsu), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Snow at Sanjugen Canal (Sanjugenbori no bosetsu), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Sanjugenbori no bosetsu

1920

Color woodblock print

Forest of Water God at Sumida River by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Forest of Water God at Sumida River

隅田川水神の森

c. 1930s

Woodblock print

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu

Great Lantern at Asakusa Kannon Temple

浅草観音堂大提灯

1934

Color woodblock print

Hakuho Castle, Ueno, Iga (Iga Ueno Hakuhojo) by Kawase Hasui

Hakuho Castle, Ueno, Iga (Iga Ueno Hakuhojo)

Iga Ueno Hakuhojo

1951

Color woodblock print

Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Kameido

1927

Color woodblock print

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo

1927

Color woodblock print

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Kikyo Gate (Kikyomon), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Kikyomon

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Komagata Embankment (Komagatagashi), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

Komagata Embankment (Komagatagashi), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Komagatagashi

1919

Color woodblock print; oban

Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond by Shiro Kasamatsu

Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond

Woodblock print

Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond by Shiro Kasamatsu

Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond

霞む夕 不忍池畔

1932

Color woodblock print

Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (second impression) by Shiro Kasamatsu

Misty Evening on the Shore of Shinobazu Pond (second impression)

霞む夕 不忍池畔

1932

Color woodblock print

Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane)) by Kawase Hasui

Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane))

Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane

1929

Color woodblock print

Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond by Shiro Kasamatsu

Rainy Night at Shinobazu Pond

不忍池の雨夜

1938

Color woodblock print

Red Gate at Tokyo University by Shiro Kasamatsu

Red Gate at Tokyo University

Woodblock print

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Senzokuike

1928

Color woodblock print; oban

Shiba Zojoji Temple by Shiro Kasamatsu

Shiba Zojoji Temple

芝増上寺

1934

Woodblock print

Shinjuku - Tokyo at Night by Toshi Yoshida

Shinjuku - Tokyo at Night

Woodblock print

Shinkawa at Night (Yoru no Shinkawa), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

Shinkawa at Night (Yoru no Shinkawa), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Yoru no Shinkawa

1919

Color woodblock print; oban

Shinobazu Pond by Hiroshi Yoshida

Shinobazu Pond

1928

Color woodblock print

Shinobazu Pond by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Shinobazu Pond

不忍池

c. 1930s

Woodblock print

Shinobazu Pond at Night by Kawase Hasui

Shinobazu Pond at Night

April 1932

Color woodblock print

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki)

Ueno Kiyomizudo no yuki

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Tsukishima (Tsukishima no yuki), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Tsukishima (Tsukishima no yuki), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Tsukishima no yuki

1930

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at Zojoji Temple (Yuki no Zojoji)

Yuki no Zojoji

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Snow in Nakazato (Nakazato no yuki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai no uchi)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Snow in Nakazato (Nakazato no yuki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai no uchi)"

Nakazato no yuki

1928

Color woodblock print; double oban

Spring Evening at Tokyo Ueno Park by Shiro Kasamatsu

Spring Evening at Tokyo Ueno Park

東京上野公園 春の夕

1948

Color woodblock print

Sunset Glow in Yanaka (Yanaka no yube), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Sunset Glow in Yanaka (Yanaka no yube), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Yanaka no yube

1921

Color woodblock print

The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) by Kawase Hasui

The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)

Shiba Benten ike

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Shinagawa oki

1920

Color woodblock print; oban

The Sumida River in Mist (Sumidagawa, kiri), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

The Sumida River in Mist (Sumidagawa, kiri), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Sumidagawa, kiri

1926

Color woodblock print; oban

Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century) by Toshi Yoshida

Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park (One Hundred Views of Tokyo, Message to the 21st Century)

東京百景 21世紀へのメッセージ

1989-99

Woodblock print, zinc anastic plate on paper

Tokyo Station by Shiro Kasamatsu

Tokyo Station

Woodblock print

Tokyo Tower by Shiro Kasamatsu

Tokyo Tower

東京タワー

c. 1960

Woodblock print

Toshogu Shrine - Eight Views of Tokyo by Shiro Kasamatsu

Toshogu Shrine - Eight Views of Tokyo

Woodblock print

Toyama Plain (Toyama no hara), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Kawase Hasui

Toyama Plain (Toyama no hara), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Toyama no hara

1920

Color woodblock print

Ueno Toshogu Shrine by Shiro Kasamatsu

Ueno Toshogu Shrine

上野東照宮

1953

Woodblock print

Zojoji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" by Kawase Hasui

Zojoji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"

Shiba Zojoji

1925

Color woodblock print

Zojoji Temple in Snow by Shiro Kasamatsu

Zojoji Temple in Snow

増上寺の雪

1953

Woodblock print

Artists Who Depicted Tokyo (6)

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