Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 79255
Rain at Shin Ohashi Bridge, Tokyo
東京新大橋雨中図
- Artist / 作者
- Kobayashi Kiyochika小林清親
- Date / 年代
- 1876
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Meiji / jaodb
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 1200 × 827 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Published by / 公開者
- 青木ソラ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Japanese Art Open Database
Catalog note / 解説
Woodblock by Kiyochika ‘Rainfall at Shin-Ohashi Bridge’ (1876) Late afternoon rainfall scene woodblock print by Kiyochika Kobayashi (1847-1915) titled “Tokyo Shin-ohashi Uchuzu” (translates as “Rainfall at Shin-Ohashi Bridge, Tokyo”) and margin-dated as “Meiji 9” (or 1876). This print is shown as plate #11, page 24, in Henry D. Smith II’s wonderful book, “Kiyochika, Artist of Meiji Japan.” A mid-Showa era “re-strike,” at is, printed from superbly and accurately re-cut blocks shortly after WWII. Circa 1950’s. Superb print?nicely detailed and colorful image. The workmanship in printing is quite good?nice gradation of colors (“bokashi”) to the sky and horizon areas of print. Bold, bright color…
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