Spring Rain at the Takeya Ferry Crossing, Matsuchiyama — 待乳山、竹屋ノ渡の春雨
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Spring rain falls at the Takeya ferry crossing beside Matsuchiyama — the sacred hill topped by Shōten-ji temple in Asakusa — in this undated woodblock print. The ferry at Takeya was one of the Sumida River crossings most associated with the approach to Asakusa's entertainments, and Kiyochika renders it in the soft, grey light of spring precipitation that blurs the boundary between river mist and rain. The Japanese subtitle 待乳山、竹屋ノ渡の春雨 grounds the atmospheric scene in a precisely named urban geography.
More Prints by Kobayashi Kiyochika
More Boats & Ships Prints
Ship Alongside Dock, Shôwa period, dated 1954
Woodblock print
Sailing Boats: Night (Hansen, yoru), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, yoru
1926
Color woodblock print
Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"
Hansen, asa
1926
Color woodblock print
Hamaotsu Yacht Harbor
Woodblock print
Frequently Asked Questions
Spring Rain at the Takeya Ferry Crossing, Matsuchiyama — 待乳山、竹屋ノ渡の春雨 was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Spring Rain at the Takeya Ferry Crossing, Matsuchiyama — 待乳山、竹屋ノ渡の春雨 depicts boats & ships, spring, and rain.