True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: New Moon Over the One Hundred Piles

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Source:: etm

Description

A new moon — thin and precise against the night sky — hangs over the Hyapponkui, the "One Hundred Piles" of timber that formed the great embankment on the Sumida River at Ryogoku. Yasuji's nocturne pairs the geometric order of the pilings with the delicate natural arc of the crescent moon, creating a composition of quiet geometric beauty. The "one hundred piles" were themselves a famous Edo landmark, their repeated forms stretching along the river's edge providing both practical flood defense and picturesque visual material.

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Frequently Asked Questions

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: New Moon Over the One Hundred Piles was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: New Moon Over the One Hundred Piles depicts moonlight and night scenes, set at Tokyo.