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Maker(s):Henmi Takashi
Culture:Japanese (1895-1944)
Title:Motomachi Park in Hongo (Hongo Motomachi Koen) from 'One Hundred Views of Modern Tokyo: Sosaku hanga (Shin Tokyo Hyakkei: sosaku hanga)
Date Made:July 1930 (Showa 5)
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print
Measurements:Sheet: 10 1/4 in x 7 7/8 in; 26.035 cm x 20.0025 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2008.59
Credit Line:Purchase with Wise Fund for Fine Arts
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
Located on a rise on the north bank of the Kanda River near Suidōbashi Station, Motomachi Park was one of fifty-two small parks constructed after the earthquake to provide safe open spaces in the case of another disaster. The park, which remains today, was laid out symmetrically and constructed in multiple levels joined by stairways in an art deco style. Its most notable features were a cascading fountain and a pergola, visible along the right edge.
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