Distant View of Mount Matsuchi from the Sumida River
- Date:
- 1884
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.6 × 23.8 cm
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kiyochika situates the viewer on the Sumida River, looking west toward the wooded rise of Mount Matsuchi at Mimeguri Shrine. The 1884 nishiki-e captures the hazy atmosphere of the river at dusk, with moored barges and ferry craft dotting the foreground and the distant hill dissolving into mist. It is a characteristically contemplative Kiyochika landscape — the topography of a Tokyo that was rapidly being erased by Meiji-era construction and land reclamation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Distant View of Mount Matsuchi from the Sumida River was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1884.
Distant View of Mount Matsuchi from the Sumida River depicts landscapes and rivers & lakes, set at Sumida River.
Distant View of Mount Matsuchi from the Sumida River measures 35.6 × 23.8 cm (Oban format).