Kyoto: The Palace Wall and the Jômeimon Gate (Kyô, Tsuiji Jômeimon), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Image courtesy of
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Description
Kyosai's view of the Jōmeimon gate and imperial palace enclosure wall in Kyoto belongs to the broader meisho-e tradition of commemorating landmark architecture rather than inhabited urban scenes. The tsuiji wall — a traditional Japanese boundary wall of rammed earth faced with white plaster and topped with ceramic tiles — enclosed the Kyoto Imperial Palace and marked the boundary between the public city and the emperor's sequestered compound. In print format, the wall's long horizontals and the gate's upswept roof create compositional tension with any vertical elements Kyosai introduces — pine trees above the wall, passing figures below. Bokashi gradation across the sky above the roofline would soften the architectural hardness. This impression is a variant state of the Jōmeimon composition within the Tōkaidō meisho fūkei series, grouped here under the Tsuiji romanization of the wall designation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kyoto: The Palace Wall and the Jômeimon Gate (Kyô, Tsuiji Jômeimon), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Yes — Kyoto: The Palace Wall and the Jômeimon Gate (Kyô, Tsuiji Jômeimon), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi is part of the Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road series by Kawanabe Kyosai.
Kyoto: The Palace Wall and the Jômeimon Gate (Kyô, Tsuiji Jômeimon), from the series Scenes of Famous Places along the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô meisho fûkei), also known as the Processional Tôkaidô (Gyôretsu Tôkaidô), here called Tôkaidô meisho no uchi depicts transportation, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.