Kaneko Tsunemitsu (sold) (金子常光)
Tsunemitsu Kaneko (金子常光; fl. c. 1930 - 1960) was a Chinese-Japanese illustrator and painter of birds-eye views active during the Taisho and Showa periods. He was initially an apprentice to and later the primary rival of the famous birds-eye view maker Hatsu Saburo Yoshida (1884 - 1955). Kaneko is particularly known for his majestic parallel perspective views of Taiwan and Taiwanese cities. He was an editor for the Katsuyama house. Most of his work follows strongly in the mold of the aforementioned Yoshida, who pioneered the use of colorful chromolithograph parallel perspective birds-eye views to illustrate Japanese transportation networks.
AKA: 金子常光
Dramatic bird's-eye view of Shanghai.
上海 [上海] / Shanghai.
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A rare 1939 Japanese view of Shanghai issued by view maker Tsunemitsu Kaneko and published in Japanese controlled Shanghai. This map was issued at the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, after the Battle of Shanghai I (1937) but before the abandonment of the Concessions (1941). It exemplifies the political tensions in Shanghai at an epic moment of east-west confrontation. Broadway Mansions (百老汇大厦), the massive and distinctive Art Deco development in Hongkou stands out prominently. (more details)
Dramatic bird's-eye view of Shanghai.
上海 [上海] / Shanghai.
sold
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A rare 1939 Japanese view of Shanghai issued by view maker Tsunemitsu Kaneko and published in Japanese controlled Shanghai. This map was issued at the height of the Second Sino-Japanese War, after the Battle of Shanghai I (1937) but before the abandonment of the Concessions (1941). It exemplifies the political tensions in Shanghai at an epic moment of east-west confrontation. Broadway Mansions (百老汇大厦), the massive and distinctive art deco development in the Hongkou district stands out prominently. (more details)
The Three cities of Wuhan: Hankou, Hanyang, Wuhan.
[Three Towns of Wuhan] / 武汉三镇
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A rare Japanese-issued October 1939 view of Wuhan drawn by Tsunemitsu Kaneko and issued in Shanghai by Zhiseitang. The view looks northwest on Wuhan, from a fictional high point far to the southeast, across the Yangtze River. The focus is the foreign concessions in the Hankou / Hankow district, but Wuchang and Hanyang are also represented. Full coverage extends west along the Yangtze as far as Chongqing, and east as far as Shanghai. The cartography reflects the strategic significance of the three towns of Wuhan, and textual content underscores Japanese owned businesses and facilities. The view follows shortly after the Battle of Wuhan and was issued for Japanese soldiers to send home to their families. (more details)