Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
Description
Imadobashi — a bridge over the Sanya Canal in the Imado district — is depicted at night with the tea houses along its banks illuminated by lantern light that reflects in the dark water below. The composition is among the most intimate of Kiyochika's bridge-and-water nocturnes: the human warmth of the tea house lanterns set against the cool darkness of the canal and the distant night sky. Imado was a working-class district with a lively riverfront entertainment trade, and Kiyochika captured it at the hour of its commercial life.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Moonlight on the Tea Houses at Imado Bridge depicts landscapes, bridges, and moonlight.