Mt. Fuji at Twilight from Edobashi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
Description
Mount Fuji seen from Edobashi at twilight — the great peak turning from gold to silhouette against an afterglow sky — forms one of Kiyochika's most compositionally spare Fuji subjects. Edobashi, a bridge over the Nihonbashi River in the heart of the commercial district, provided a western sightline toward the mountain through the urban sprawl, the Fuji silhouette framed by rooftops and the bridge arch. The dusk light — neither day nor night — was the liminal hour Kiyochika explored throughout his Tokyo meisho career.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mt. Fuji at Twilight from Edobashi was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Mt. Fuji at Twilight from Edobashi depicts landscapes, night scenes, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.