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'The Tram Terminus, Westminster Bridge Road' by Yoshio Markino (1874-1956). He was born in Toyota, Japan and travelled to San Francisco where he studied art. In 1897 he arrived in London and spent most of his career here, becoming acclaimed for his atmospheric watercolours, first published in 1907 in 'The Colour of London'. He lodged at No.1 Martell Road in 1901 while working for a tombstone maker at West Norwood cemetery, and also had lodgings at 151 Brixton Road. He returned to Japan during World War II and died poverty stricken in Kamakura in 1956.From 'The Colour of London' by Yoshio Markino, 1914 edition, p.186. Digital image by kind permission of Nilu York.

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Collection:
Image type:	Print
Artist:	Markino
Ref:	08014
Identifier:	SPd 4106/2
Date:	c.1914

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