Fine Weather after Rain at Tsukudajima
- Date:
- c. 1880 (Meiji 13)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 23.3 × 34.3 cm
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
Tsukudajima — the fishing community island at the mouth of the Sumida — is shown in fine weather following a rainstorm, wet cobblestones and damp rooftiles glinting in the returning sunlight. This circa-1880 nishiki-e belongs to the core of Kiyochika's Tokyo meisho output, when he was systematically documenting the capital's waterfront districts in different atmospheric conditions. The post-rain clarification of light was a particular specialty: the world washed clean, colours intensified, reflections pooled on every surface.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fine Weather after Rain at Tsukudajima was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in c. 1880 (Meiji 13).
Fine Weather after Rain at Tsukudajima depicts rain.
Fine Weather after Rain at Tsukudajima measures 23.3 × 34.3 cm (Oban format).