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Dawn at Ryogoku Hyappongui, Tokyo — 東京両国百本抗暁の図 by Kobayashi Kiyochika — Japanese Woodblock print

Dawn at Ryogoku Hyappongui, Tokyo — 東京両国百本抗暁の図

by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Meiji/Taishō Prints
Night Scenes
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Japanese Art Open Database

Description

Titled in Japanese 東京両国百本抗暁の図, this print depicts the Hyappongui pilings at Ryogoku on the Sumida River at dawn. The site's distinctive rows of timber posts extending into the river made it a visually compelling subject for Kiyochika's interest in the interplay of water, reflection, and light. The title's kanji indicate this is explicitly identified as a dawn scene (暁), confirming the low-angle, graduated lighting treatment typical of his morning river subjects. The Ryogoku district, known for its broad riverbank and festive associations, here takes on a quieter, more atmospheric character. Reflections of the posts in still water and the tonal gradation of the sky are likely central compositional elements.

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Dawn at Ryogoku Hyappongui, Tokyo — 東京両国百本抗暁の図 was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).

Dawn at Ryogoku Hyappongui, Tokyo — 東京両国百本抗暁の図 depicts night scenes.