Shitaya, Twelve Views of Tokyo
- Series:
- Twelve Views of Tokyo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Image courtesy of
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Description
A woman kneels in profile playing a shamisen, her pale blue-grey kimono patterned with small flowers at the hem and her obi dark purple, a white flower tucked in her upswept black hair. Behind her, a small inset landscape framed in a thin border shows a marshy riverside townscape with rooftops, telegraph poles, and wires under a grey sky, its reflection visible in the water below. An orange cartouche at upper left bears the series title in Japanese with the character for "Shitaya" beneath it, and a woodblock print, Ishii Hakutei's artist seal appears near the lower left of the figure.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shitaya, Twelve Views of Tokyo was created by Ishii Hakutei (石井柏亭).
Yes — Shitaya, Twelve Views of Tokyo is part of the Twelve Views of Tokyo series by Ishii Hakutei.
Shitaya, Twelve Views of Tokyo depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and edo & tokyo.