TOKYO: THE IMPERIAL CAPITAL
Detached Palace [Akasaka] (Formerly Palace of Crown Prince), June 1934
Koizumi Kishio (Japanese, 1893–1945)
Tokyo
Color woodblock print
11 3/4 x 15 3/8" (29.8 x 39.1 cm)
Credit: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
TD1993.69.1.54
Photo: Silvia Ros
"It's beautiful like the palace in fairyland. It's a guesthouse for foreign diplomats. The emperor Pu Yi of Manchuria stayed here two times."
– Koizumi Kishio, c. 1940
Designed
in imitation of European palaces, the Akasaka Palace was originally
planned in 1897 as the residence of Crown Prince Haru. Completed in
1909, it survived the earthquake and was used as a guesthouse for
important visitors, including Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Duke
of Windsor). Its lavish interiors were decorated with eclectic
high-style French furnishings.
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