Ono Tadashige Print Museum, Print art museum in Asagaya, Japan
The Ono Tadashige Print Museum displays woodblock prints depicting urban scenes and industrial areas from post-war Japan using different printing methods. The collection spans several decades and shows the changing face of Tokyo and other cities during this period.
The museum was established in 1994 to preserve the work of Tadashige Ono, an artist who created prints between 1909 and 1990. His artistic practice developed during Japan's transformation from wartime devastation to rapid industrial growth.
The prints here show how artists witnessed and recorded Tokyo's transformation into a modern city. Visitors can see the neighborhoods and streets as they existed during Japan's postwar rebuilding through Ono's eyes.
The museum is located in a residential neighborhood of Tokyo and can be reached by local train or bus. Visitors should allow time to examine the prints closely and observe the details of different printing techniques used in each work.
Many prints capture overlooked corners of Tokyo, from vanished factories to forgotten alleyways that have since been replaced by modern buildings. Through these works, visitors gain a window into neighborhoods that no longer exist in their original form.
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