About This Print

A rendering of Tochō (都庁), the number 1 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The building stands 48 stories above ground, with a height of 243 meters. Its 45th floor contains the North and South observatories.

While best known for his still life prints of flowers in vases, Yowsaku designed a handful of prints depicting contemporary Tokyo. This print is an monumental (approximately three feet high by two feet wide) tribute to this imposing skyscraper that defines the new Shinjuku, once a red-light entertainment district.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#2097
Title	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1  東京都庁第一本庁舎 Tochō-Daiichi-Honchōsha  (note: title as shown has kindly been confirmed by the artist)
Series	none
Artist	Sekino Yowsaku (b. 1944)
Signature	Yowsaku Sekino 94
Seal	no seal
Publication Date	1994
Edition	7/93
Publisher	self-published
Carver	self-carved
Printer	self-printed
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	excellent
Genre	sosaku hanga (creative print)
Miscellaneous
Format
H x W Paper	37 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. (95.3 x 59.4 cm)
H x W Image	33 1/4 x 19 5/8 in. (84.5 x 49.8 cm)
Collections This Print	Denver Art Museum 2004.40 (titled "High Autumn" by the museum, which is not a correct title.)
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