Japanese Customs: Enjoying the Morning Dew Beside Shinobazu Pond
Description
A print depicting the custom of enjoying the morning dew beside Shinobazu Pond in Ueno — one of the refined seasonal pleasures associated with late summer in Edo and Meiji Tokyo, when early risers would gather at the famous pond to experience the cooling atmosphere of early morning before the day's heat descended. The practice combined appreciation of natural beauty with social ritual: the gathering of fashionable people in a famous location at a specific atmospheric moment. Chikanobu documents the specificity of this custom with his characteristic attention to dress and social context.
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Japanese Customs: Enjoying the Morning Dew Beside Shinobazu Pond was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).
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