Evening at Ueno Park
上野公園の夕
- Date:
- 1934
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24 × 36 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Description
Evening settles over Ueno Park in 1934, the lanterns and electric lights beginning to glow beneath the old zelkova and cherry trees while the museums and concert hall recede into dusk. Ueno Park was one of Tokyo's most important public spaces — part zoo, part museum district, part traditional landscape garden — and its evening atmosphere offered Kasamatsu rich material. The 1934 date places this during his mature shin-hanga period, when his urban Tokyo prints were especially sought by collectors.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Evening at Ueno Park (上野公園の夕) was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪) in 1934.
Evening at Ueno Park uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Evening at Ueno Park was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1934).
Evening at Ueno Park depicts urban scenes and night scenes, set at Tokyo, Ueno.
Evening at Ueno Park measures 24 × 36 cm (Oban format).