Images of 1930s Tokyo
Tokyo: The Imperial Capital, lovely prints by Koizumi Kishio at the Wolfsonian in Miami:
Ueno, Tokyo's great public park, incorporated religious, civic, and cultural sites. In September 1923, Yamashita became the location of an enormous refugee camp for displaced citizens of Tokyo. The stylish young woman shown walking alone in the park at night under an electric streetlight might be Koizumi's way of inviting comparison between the peaceful and safe, modern aspects of Tokyo and the turmoil wrought by the earthquake.
Posted by mhinrichs at November 23, 2003 09:12 PM
