The Sumida River at evening — its surface catching the last light of a sunset or the first glow of lanterns — is the subject of this undated landscape. Kiyochika produced many Sumida River views across his career, each finding a different quality of light on the water: this evening scene emphasises the river's expansive width and the low, atmospheric sky above it. The river was not merely a scenic subject for Kiyochika but the artery of the Tokyo he had grown up alongside and documented throughout his career.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Evening on the Sumida River was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Evening on the Sumida River depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and night scenes, set at Sumida River.
