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Dawn at Yakumo Shrine, Kanda, from by Kobayashi Kiyochika — Japanese Woodblock print

Dawn at Yakumo Shrine, Kanda, from

by Kobayashi Kiyochika

Meiji/Taishō Prints
Night Scenes
Medium:
Woodblock print
Source:
Hara Shobo
Image courtesy of
Hara Shobo

Description

This print depicts the Yakumo shrine in the Kanda district of Tokyo at dawn, likely part of Kiyochika's series documenting Tokyo landmarks through shifting conditions of light and atmosphere. The Yakumo (or Yagumo) Myojin shrine served as a local tutelary shrine in the Kanda shitamachi area. Kiyochika would have structured the composition around the contrast between the dark architectural and arboreal silhouettes of the shrine precinct and the luminous sky above, using bokashi gradation to render pre-dawn or early-morning light. The series format — this appears to be one of several variants on the subject — allowed him to explore the same site across different atmospheric or temporal conditions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dawn at Yakumo Shrine, Kanda, from was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).

Dawn at Yakumo Shrine, Kanda, from depicts night scenes.