The title Motomachi-dori ya-seki refers to an evening scene on Motomachi-dori — the principal commercial street of Yokohama's older Japanese quarter — a subject that places this print in Kiyochika's occasional Yokohama documentation outside his main Tokyo meisho focus. The "ya" element suggests "night" or "evening" and the "seki" a stopping point or barrier, giving the title an atmospheric character consistent with Kiyochika's interest in the transitional light of evening in commercial streets.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Motomachi-dori ya-seki was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Motomachi-dori ya-seki depicts urban scenes, night scenes, and market scenes.
