Koitsu's atmospheric night and temple scenes are his most sought-after subjects. Doi Hangaten first editions (1930s) are the most desirable; Watanabe editions are more common.
Ueno Park at evening was one of Edo's — and later Tokyo's — great public pleasures, its broad promenade lined with cherry trees, vendors, and strollers. Koitsu renders the park at dusk, the sky deepening above lantern-lit pathways as figures drift through the evening air. The park contains the ruins of Kan'eiji temple, which made the approach to the Kiyomizudo hall particularly atmospheric — a blending of sacred and recreational space that defined the pleasure districts of old Shitamachi.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Evening at Ueno Park was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Evening at Ueno Park was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Evening at Ueno Park depicts urban scenes and night scenes, set at Ueno.
