Yatozaka in Yokohama
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A steep hillside street in Yatozaka, Yokohama — the port city's characteristic western-facing residential slopes where foreign residents settled in the Meiji period — descends through a neighborhood of mixed Japanese and Western architecture. Yokohama developed a distinctive visual culture in the decades after Japan's opening, and its hillside districts combined traditional Japanese urban form with Western elements in ways that fascinated artists. Kasamatsu captures the particular character of these slopes: the angled streets, the mixed building types, the view out toward the harbor.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yatozaka in Yokohama was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Yatozaka in Yokohama was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Yatozaka in Yokohama depicts urban scenes, architecture, and travel scenes, set at Yokohama.