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.
Woodblock print
Hansen, yoru
1926
Color woodblock print
1915
Color woodblock print
Hansen, asa
1926
Color woodblock print
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.
