Ga no Tokyo: Shiroi kura [Pictures of Tokyo: Kikuzaka Street, White Storehouse]

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Accession Number
2005/1.420
Title
Ga no Tokyo: Shiroi kura [Pictures of Tokyo: Kikuzaka Street, White Storehouse]
Artist
Yoshida Toshi
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1911-1995
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1939
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Period
Japan, Showa period (1926–89)
Dimensions
27 cm x 20 cm (10 5/8 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification and Primary Object Type
Print
color print
Secondary Object Classification and Secondary Object Type
Print
cityscape
Physical Description
This print depicts a street scene in Tokyo, in which women, a child and a dog are portrayed.
Subject Matter
Yoshida Toshi was associated with the Creative Print movement which was gaining strength during the 1920s and the 1930s in Japan. While landscape was a frequent subject of his printmaking works, the artist was also known for his abstract and animals prints.
Primary Keywords
children (people by age group)
dogs
figures (representations)
streets
tokyo (inhabited place)
trees
warehouses
women
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
asia (continent)
buildings and the land
geographic and political locations
japan (nation)
kanto (region)
landscapes (environments)
mammals
natural landscapes
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by function
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by age group
people by gender
plants
roads
roads by form
settlements and landscapes
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
storage facilities
tokyo (metropolis)
transportation spaces
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
visual works
visual works by subject type
woody plants
youth
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