Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery - True View of Nihonbashi

☰ Open Filter >>

Street Scene

Showing 5 of 8

This object does not have an image.

URL: web-kiosk.scrippscollege.edu/objects-1/info/20648

Ikuhide Kobayashi, Japanese
True View of Nihonbashi, December 1886
Ink on Paper
14 3/8 in. x 28 5/16 in. (36.51 cm x 71.91 cm)

Object Type: Print

Technique: Wood-block Printing

Period: Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)

Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures

Accession Number: 2006.1.33

Alternate Title: Tokyo Meisho no uchi: Nihonbashi Shinkei

Edition

Good impression.

Marks

Signed Ikuhide.

Medium

Colored ink woodblock print tryptch.

Object Description

Meiji period color woodblock print depicting the bustling scenery of Nihon-bashi Bridge on New Year's Day. The Firemen's group is showing off their acrobatic skills on a high ladder. The image includes Western style horse driven street cars, traditional rickshaws, gas lights as well as people wearing kimono and hats. The tall building of Mitsui Bank and the post office are seen on the background. A quite fascinating triptych depicting the curious mixtures of the new Western elements and the Japanese traditional elements which were very typical in the Meiji era.

Publisher

Akiyama Buemon.

Keywords Click a term to view the records with the same keyword

This object has the following keywords:

1886-1890, Festivals and Games, Street Scene, Workers