Rainy Evening at Yanaka, Tokyo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Description
Rain soaks the old streets of Yanaka — one of Tokyo's few neighborhoods that survived the 1923 earthquake and subsequent wartime bombing largely intact — the moisture turning its wooden houses and stone-paved lanes into a glistening nocturnal landscape. Kasamatsu was drawn to Yanaka for its preservation of Edo-period urban character in the modern city, and his rainy evening scene captures the atmosphere of narrow lanes, wooden shutters, and old temples that made this district a living museum of pre-industrial Tokyo.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rainy Evening at Yanaka, Tokyo was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Rainy Evening at Yanaka, Tokyo was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Rainy Evening at Yanaka, Tokyo depicts urban scenes, night scenes, and rain, set at Tokyo.