Sunrise at Hyappongui, Ryōgoku, Tokyo
- Date:
- 1879 (Meiji 12)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e): ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 25.1 × 36.5 cm
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
The Hyappongui — a cluster of wooden pilings at the Ryōgoku waterfront used as current-breaks and debris-catchers in the Sumida River — is shown at sunrise in this 1879 nishiki-e from the Meiji 12 period. Early morning light at the Ryōgoku piling field was a subject Kiyochika returned to across his Tokyo career, the geometric regularity of the pilings and their reflections in the still morning water providing a compositional structure that the horizontal sunrise light could transform into something architecturally elegant.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sunrise at Hyappongui, Ryōgoku, Tokyo was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in 1879 (Meiji 12).
Sunrise at Hyappongui, Ryōgoku, Tokyo depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.
Sunrise at Hyappongui, Ryōgoku, Tokyo measures 25.1 × 36.5 cm (Oban format).