Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 39405

Kasumigaseki

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代: 1830-1835
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mfa
Digital record / 画像記録: 2000 × 1368 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Published by / 公開者: 朝倉レン
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Catalog note / 解説

Even though images featuring perspective were no longer a novelty in 19th century Japan, the degree of realism achieved by Kuniyoshi in this image must have been surprising. The straight lines he used to delineate the eaves and white walls of the warehouses give the impression of recession into the far distance. The three people emerging over the crest of the hill further accentuate the effect of recession and lend a dramatic note to this remarkable image.

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