True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Matsuchiyama Hill
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
Matsuchiyama Hill — the low rise at the northern bend of the Sumida River in Asakusa, crowned by the Shoten sanctuary — is depicted here at night, its wooded silhouette reflected in the dark river below. The hill was one of the most romantically charged landscapes accessible from central Edo, associated with illicit pleasures and nocturnal adventures in popular culture. Yasuji's nocturne gives the hill a quietly atmospheric quality, the tree-crowned summit dark against the sky and the river's surface catching the available light.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Matsuchiyama Hill was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Matsuchiyama Hill depicts landscapes and night scenes, set at Tokyo.