Ukiyo-e Lithograph "Famous Places Of Tokyo: Shinbashi, Ginza Street" 1908

Description

About This Items

  1. Thank you for visiting.
  2. This is a lithograph of the Meiji period from 1908, titled "Famous Places of Tokyo: Shinbashi, Ginza Street."
  3. With the opening up of Japan to civilization in the Meiji era that followed the Edo period, modern phenomena and customs modeled after those of the West began to be featured in ukiyo-e.
  4. The streets lined with brick buildings, trains, power lines, and people in clothes symbolized the opening of civilization.
  5. It was the most prosperous district in Tokyo.
  6. They are also called akae because of the use of mineral aniline red, which is a vivid coloring agent.
  7. This is not a later reproduction, but the original (first printing) of the 1908 edition.
  8. Published by Tousendo、Kamekichi Tsunashima

Size

  1. About: 26.5 cm x 18.0 cm

Condition

  1. Second hand. Good condition.
  2. It is a very old ukiyoe, about 116 years old.
  3. There may be damage, dirt, stains, creases, tears, etc.
  4. Please take a good look at the photos.

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