Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twenty Views of Tokyo (print 7 of 20)
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Ochanomizu in central Tokyo is where the Kanda River cuts through a narrow gorge beneath university buildings, the stone embankment walls and bridges crossing the channel between Chiyoda and Bunkyo wards. This 1926 oban from the Twenty Views of Tokyo likely shows the gorge from one of the bridges, the river below deep in shadow while the university buildings of Meiji and Nippon Medical School rise on the bluffs above. The Ochanomizu gorge was an unusual geological anomaly in the flat Tokyo cityscape.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1926.
Yes — Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" is part of the Twenty Views of Tokyo series (print 7 of 20) by Kawase Hasui.
Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1926).
Ochanomizu, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and famous places (meisho-e), set at Tokyo.