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Yoshida Hiroshi — Twelve Scenes of Tokyo: Kagurazaka Street after a Night Rain
Yoshida Hiroshi

Twelve Scenes of Tokyo: Kagurazaka Street after a Night Rain

1929

Part of an ambitious series documenting Tokyo's changing urban landscape, this night scene demonstrates the artist's skill in rendering artificial light and wet pavement through woodblock printing. The print reflects the modernization of Japan while maintaining the poetic sensibility of traditional Japanese art.

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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Yoshida Hiroshi, Twelve Scenes of Tokyo: Kagurazaka Street after a Night Rain, 1929

Part of an ambitious series documenting Tokyo's changing urban landscape, this night scene demonstrates the artist's skill in rendering artificial light and wet pavement through woodblock printing. The print reflects the modernization of Japan while maintaining the poetic sensibility of traditional Japanese art.

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Year
1929
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Japanese, Traditional, Ukiyo-e, Rain, Street Scene, Landscape, Urban, Modern, Woodblock Print, Night

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