Accession Number1960/1.147
TitleTôto meisho: Kasumigaseki
Artist(s)Utagawa Kuniyoshi Artist NationalityJapanese (culture or style)Object Creation Datecirca 1840-1849Medium & Supportcolor woodblock print on paperDimensions 14 in. x 19 in. ( 35.6 cm x 48.3 cm )
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseLabel copyUrban landscapes such as this street on a hot summer’s day were not neglected by ukiyo-e art. Western aesthetics had enormous impact on Japanese art in the 1800s. Kuniyoshi’s adaptation of Western linear perspective emphasizes the people, hilltop, and receding distance.
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