Kiyochika's Tokyo / s2003_8_1160

Umewaka Shrine  梅若神社 TYPE: Woodblock print MAKER(S): Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 (1847-1915) Publisher: Fukuda Kumajirō 福田熊治良 (1874-1898) HISTORICAL PERIOD(S): Meiji era, 1879 MEDIUM: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper DIMENSION(S): H x W (overall): 25 x 36.9 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/2 in) ACCESSION NUMBER: S2003.8.1160 DESCRIPTION: A carving technique called "shiranuki" was employed for the expression of rain, whereby diagonal white ink lines are carved into each separate color block.

CLASSIFICATION(S): Print KEYWORD(S): Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), rain, rickshaw, Robert O. Muller collection, shrine, umbrella COLLECTION(S) AREA: Japanese Art RIGHTS STATEMENT: Copyright with museum View on the Freer-Sackler website

The Robert O. Muller Collection of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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