Thanks to the Japanese love of landscapes and the residents of Tokugawa Edo loving scenes of their own city we have many surviving images of Tokyo from the 18th century to this one as prints!
One locale loved by printmakers was #Ochanomizu in #Tokyo.
Your first thought may be
"Ochanomizu a railway station and maybe if you've been on a train going through that station you have briefly noticed the narrow stream below curving between high banks and taller buildings above.
This is Ochanomizu in late autumn / early winter as late as the middle 19th century as depicted by Kuniyoshi
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Cold wet empty and obscured by drizzle
Kuniyoshi has probably removed some of the trees known to have grown along the banks and the footpaths and roads are hidden by the rain. The total absence of any human shows us what a dreary day it was and Kuniyoshi seems to have picked this subject to show off the skills of himself and his colorist in creating an effect very similar to an actual watercolor on paper or silk.
Next post more images of Ochanomizu in the past!
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