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Scenery of Tokyo in Taisho and Early Showa eras - Works of Kazuma Oda
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
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Kazuma Oda, Unichi Hiratsuka, Hasui Kawase, Sumio Kawakami, Senpan Maekawa et al.
Tokyo's landscape seems to be constantly changing. In particular, the transformation of commercial areas in the city center is remarkable, and it is often the case that a completely different appearance has been achieved in a short period of time. The main reasons for this change are probably due to large-scale land readjustment and urban redevelopment.
Apart from such factors, there are cases where changes in urban landscapes are caused by reconstruction from historical disasters such as wars or earthquakes. In such cases, reconstruction over a wide area can result in a drastic change in the appearance of the city itself.
One example of this can be seen in the changes in the urban landscape of Tokyo before and after the Great Kanto Earthquake of September 1, 1923.
Kazuma Oda (1882-1956) was a lithographer who depicted these two images of Tokyo. Oda began his career as a watercolorist in the 1880s and became a printmaker specializing in lithographs in the Taisho period (1912-1926). He mainly depicted landscapes of Tokyo, Osaka, and Matsue, where he lived, as well as Niigata and Nara, where he traveled. Of these, he painted the most Tokyo landscapes. Among them, are "Tokyo Landscape," which depicts Tokyo before the Great East Japan Earthquake, with its atmosphere of the end of the Edo period and the early Meiji period, and "Gashu Ginza" and "Gashu Shinjuku Landscape," which depict New Tokyo built as a reconstruction project after the earthquake, are well known as Oda's representative series of prints.
This special exhibition will present Oda's prints depicting Tokyo before and immediately after the Great Kanto Earthquake, as well as after the reconstruction of the city, to provide an overview of the changes in the Tokyo landscape.
Apart from such factors, there are cases where changes in urban landscapes are caused by reconstruction from historical disasters such as wars or earthquakes. In such cases, reconstruction over a wide area can result in a drastic change in the appearance of the city itself.
One example of this can be seen in the changes in the urban landscape of Tokyo before and after the Great Kanto Earthquake of September 1, 1923.
Kazuma Oda (1882-1956) was a lithographer who depicted these two images of Tokyo. Oda began his career as a watercolorist in the 1880s and became a printmaker specializing in lithographs in the Taisho period (1912-1926). He mainly depicted landscapes of Tokyo, Osaka, and Matsue, where he lived, as well as Niigata and Nara, where he traveled. Of these, he painted the most Tokyo landscapes. Among them, are "Tokyo Landscape," which depicts Tokyo before the Great East Japan Earthquake, with its atmosphere of the end of the Edo period and the early Meiji period, and "Gashu Ginza" and "Gashu Shinjuku Landscape," which depict New Tokyo built as a reconstruction project after the earthquake, are well known as Oda's representative series of prints.
This special exhibition will present Oda's prints depicting Tokyo before and immediately after the Great Kanto Earthquake, as well as after the reconstruction of the city, to provide an overview of the changes in the Tokyo landscape.
Schedule | Jun 14 (Wed) 2023-Sep 24 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://hanga-museum.jp/exhibition/schedule/2023-543 | ||||
| Venue | Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts http://hanga-museum.jp/english | ||||
| Location | 4-28-1 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-0013 | ||||
| Access | 12 minute walk from the Terminal exit of Machida Station on the JR Yokohama line, 15 minute walk from the East exit of Machida Station on the Odakyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 042-726-2771 | ||||
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