「築地浪除の夜景 中」

The center sheet of a horizontal triptych depicting a nocturnal scene at the Tsukiji breakwater (nami-yoke) in Tokyo. This panel likely anchors the composition with a broad view of the stone embankment receding into darkness, boats riding at anchor in the sheltered water beyond. Kyosai renders the night atmosphere through deep indigo and black gradations achieved with careful bokashi grading, punctuated by lantern glow reflecting off the water's surface. The Tsukiji breakwater was a well-known urban landmark in the late Edo and early Meiji periods, and this panel situates the viewer at the threshold between city and bay. The night-scene format draws on a tradition of yakei prints that use controlled darkness to evoke mood rather than topographic detail.