The series 100 Views of New Tokyo(Shin Tokyo hyakkei), published from 1928 to 1932, shows views of Tokyo as it was rebuilt after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake hit the biggest city in Japan. The series of prints documents the changing face of the city, much as Utagawa Hiroshige‘s series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo had done 75 years earlier.
Ginza (#65), 8/7/1929, Kawakami Sumio
The 8 contributing artists formed a Takujōsha, or Table Group, and worked in the sosaku hanga style: Un’ichi Hiratsuka, Kōshirō Onchi, Sakuichi Fukazawa, Kawakami Sumio, Senpan Maekawa, Fujimori Shizuo, Henmi Takashi and Suwa Kanenori
The series covered a wide range of views: architectural changes, Shōwa era fashions, factories, business districts, and venues for modern entertainment and leisure.
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Maekawa Senpan, Subway, 1931 Part of One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo Hyakkei), a collection of prints by eight artists published between 1928 and 1932.
Maekawa Senpan, Night Scene at Shinjuku, 1931 Part of One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo Hyakkei), a collection of prints by eight artists published between 1928 and 1932.
Yatsuyama in Shinagawa (#3), 8/1/1929, Maekawa Senpan
Vegetable Market, Kanda (#5), 5/1/1930, by Maekawa Senpan
Miniature Golf (#10), 9/1/1931, Maekawa Senpan, printmaker
Gotanda Station (#12), 2/1/1932, by Maekawa Senpan
Tsukishima (#17), 11/1/1929, by Fujimori Shizuo
Earthquake Memorial Hall (#23), 5/1/1931, by Fujimori Shizuo
Hijiri Bridge (#42), 3/1/1930, Henmi Takashi
Reinanzaka (#43), 1929-1930, Henmi Takashi
Rain in Yotsuya-Mistuke (#44), 6/1/1930, Henmi Takashi
Ushigome Mitsuke (#51), c. 1929-1932, Henmi Takashi
Shops at Asakusa (#57), 5/1/1930, Hiratsuka Un’ichi, printmaker
Edogawa Park (#61), 9/1/1931, by Hiratsuka Un’ichi
Inside the Department Store (#67), 4/1/1930, Kawakami Sumio
Meiji Baseball Stadium (#86), 12/1/1931, by Fukazawa Sakuichi
Shibaura Drawbridge (#98), 10/1/1931, Suwa Kanenori, printmaker
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