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"Yasuji Inoue" exhibition is being held for 130 years after his death!
Looking at the history of Chuo-ku and Tokyo, have you ever encountered paintings by a painter named Yasuji Inoue?
Yasuji Inoue was born in Asakusa in 1864 (the first year of Genji). In 1889 (Meiji 22), he died young at the age of 26, but has left a large number of paintings. There are 73 items of 53 types called Dainishiki version. There are 134 pieces of postcards Fuu's series called Tokyo Shin Painting Map (also known as Tokyo Famous Pictures). There are also illustrations of books, etc.
There are many beautiful works as light-colored ukiyo-e, called light rays, but since it has high material value, I think that it is often used in illustrations of historical books.
In Chuo-ku, there are explanation boards and monuments about traces of history, such as "~ Birthplace" and "~ ~ ~", but it is difficult to imagine the scenery at that time just by standing at that place It is often In such a case, I'm grateful that Yasuji Inoue's work will help you imagine.
An exhibition where you can see such Yasuji Inoue's "raw" picture is being held at the Gas Museum.
※The above image is an image of the collection archive of Time Dome Akashi, but you can see the real thing locally.
Outline of the event
The exhibition period is from April 2 to June 23, 2019, but on May 12, some works were replaced. We received a press release issued in conjunction with the latter half of the exhibition, so we will paste the outline of the event as it is (↑).
Click here for the gas museum site.
The gas museum itself is also full of highlights.
The exterior (top) of the museum is also beautiful, but panel displays on gas conditions during the Meiji period and real related items used at that time (lower left) are also on display, so interest is not exhausted.
In addition, since the Yasuji Inoue exhibition is a special exhibition, it is limited to a limited time, but the permanent exhibition has a digital library, so you can refer not only to Yasuji Inoue but also to many light paintings and Nishiki-e (lower right).
Anyway, it is a rare opportunity to see more than 50 Yasuji Inoue's works "raw". The place is a little far away, but admission is free. I think it's worth visiting. Below is a list of sources (part of).
| Title | Year of production |
| Shin-Yoshiwara Night Cherry Blossom View | 1880 |
| Asakusabashi Evening View | 1880 |
| Daikanmachi | 1880 |
| A view in the rain at Asakusabashi | 1881 |
| Fujimitoshino View | 1881 |
| List of the Second Industrial Expositions | 1881 |
| View of Kyobashi Kan Factory | 1882 |
| In Takebashi | 1881-89 |
| Asakusa Hashinokage | 1881-89 |
| Ginza Shoten Night View | 1882 |
| The view of Matsuda Kyobashi | 1884 |
| Shintomi-cho Shintomi-za view | 1884 |
| Imperial Castle Double Bridge | 1888 |
| Shinyoshihara Night Cherry Blossom View | 1888 |
| Azuma-bashi Bridge | 1888 |
| Kudan Shokonsha | 1883 |
| Mukaijima | |
| Writing of the Seibutsu War | 1884 |
| Shin-Yoshihara Han Eiyuki | 1885 |
| Daimaru Kimono Store Prosperity Map | 1886 |
| Tokyo Theatre Chitose Theater | 1884 |
| ・・・ | |
| Other 30 points |