TOKYO: THE IMPERIAL CAPITAL
Snow Covered Meiji Shrine Bridge at Dawn, c. January 1931
Koizumi Kishio (Japanese, 1893–1945)
Tokyo
Color woodblock print
15 3/8 x 11 3/4" (39.1 x 29.8 cm)
Credit: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
TD1993.69.1.99
Photo: Silvia Ros
During the 1930s, the cult of the Emperor Meiji—who set in motion Japan's transformation from xenophobic island to world power—grew in tandem with Japan's military and political aspirations. The Meiji Shrine, the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, and numerous sports facilities were all situated on land known as the Meiji Inner Gardens and Meiji Outer Gardens. The site became an important signifier of imperial authority. Koizumi depicts citizens of the empire—some in Western dress, others in tan and red uniforms—paying respect to the emperor during the new year holiday.
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