Tameike, from
Typical Price
- Exceptional or scarce Kiyochika subject in fine condition: $1,000–$5,000
- Good condition print: $300–$1,000
- Standard impression: $150–$500
Description
Tameike — a large pond in the Akasaka district that supplied water to the Edo castle area — appears in this undated print from what appears to be a named landscape series. The Tameike, originally constructed in the 17th century and filled in during the 20th century, was surrounded by aristocratic residences and offered a lake landscape within the built city. Kiyochika's treatment likely emphasises the reflective surface of the pond and the atmospheric depth of the surrounding hills — the urban lake as a window onto a pre-Meiji landscape.
More Prints by Kobayashi Kiyochika
More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
Woodblock print
View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
Color lithograph
Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tameike, from was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
Tameike, from depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and rivers & lakes.