Minneapolis Institute of Art
Kasumigaseki
Utagawa Kuniyoshi; Publisher: Kagaya KichiemonLinkedCulture matchlcp-3a8cfc37fb72
- Date
- c. 1830–35
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 22515
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Even though images featuring perspective were no longer a novelty in 19th century Japan, the degree of realism achieved by Kuniyoshi in this image must have been surprising. The straight lines he used to delineate the eaves and white walls of the warehouses give the impression of recession into the far distance. The three people emerging over the crest of the hill further accentuate the effect of recession and lend a dramatic note to this remarkable image. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
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