Landscape at Tameike — 多目伊希
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
This print depicts Tameike, the large reservoir that occupied the low-lying district near Akasaka in Edo-period and Meiji Tokyo. Kiyochika renders the scene with the atmospheric light treatment characteristic of his kosen-ga style, likely capturing the reflection of sky or artificial illumination on still water. The Tameike area, with its open expanse and surrounding embankments, offered the artist a subject suited to his interest in tonal gradation and the interplay between water surfaces and ambient light. Bokashi gradations in the sky and water passages would have been technically demanding, requiring the printer to work wet pigment across broad, unfeatured areas. The print documents a corner of Tokyo that was substantially altered as the Meiji government reorganized the city's infrastructure.
More Prints by Kobayashi Kiyochika
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Landscape at Tameike — 多目伊希 was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Landscape at Tameike — 多目伊希 depicts landscapes.