The Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tokyo)

The Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tokyo)

TYPE
Woodblock print
MAKER(S)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige III 歌川広重三世 (1843-1894)
HISTORICAL PERIOD(S)
Meiji era, 1868
MEDIUM
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
DIMENSION(S)
H x W: 37.5 x 75.6 cm (14 3/4 x 29 3/4 in)
GEOGRAPHY
Japan
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Florence Leonhart
COLLECTION
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
ACCESSION NUMBER
S2007.3a-c
LABEL
The Tusjukiji Hotel was Tokyo's first Western-style hotel. Built along the shore with a large, landscaped garden, the hotel was planned to attract foreigners who might stop there between Tokyo and Yokohama. The hotel was never, however, a great economic success, and just four years after its completion, it was completely demolished in a fire. The hotel building combined Western and Japanese architectural elements. This print focuses on the hotel garden.