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Night of Shinjuku, from the series Tokyo kaiko zue (Scenes of Lost Tokyo)


Maekawa Senpan, Night of Shinjuku, from the series Tokyo kaiko zue (Scenes of Lost Tokyo), 1931 (original blocks); 1945 (blocks recut and printed), color woodblock print on paper, Gift of Miss Caroline Moyer, © unknown, research required, 1996.31.2o

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Title

Night of Shinjuku, from the series Tokyo kaiko zue (Scenes of Lost Tokyo)

Related Titles

original language: 新宿夜景

series (original language): 東京回顧圖會

series (translated): Scenes of Lost Tokyo

series (transliterated): Tōkyō kaiko zue

translated: Night of Shinjuku

transliterated: Shinjuku yakei

Artist

Maekawa Senpan (Japanese, 1888-1960)

Related People

printer: Hirai Kōichi (Japanese, active 20th century)

publisher: Uemura Masurō (Japanese, active 20th century)

Nihon Hanga Kyōkai (Japanese)

Date

1931 (original blocks); 1945 (blocks recut and printed)

Period

Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Medium

color woodblock print on paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

sheet: 7 13/16 in x 10 15/16 in

Inscriptions & Markings

artist's seal: 帆, lower left Transliteration: Han Language: Japanese

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Modern Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Caroline Moyer

Accession Number

1996.31.2o

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

Japanese woodblock prints

paper

relief printing

relief prints

Showa

woodcuts

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