Catalog record · 目録番号 105992

The Tenma Tenjin Festival at Night in Osaka

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Toyoharu歌川豊春
Date / 年代: 1770
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
Digital image / 画像: 481 × 315 px
Published by / 公開者: 黒川トウマ

Catalog note / 解説

This print depicts the Tenma Bridge in Osaka, at the high point of the annual Tenma Tenjin Festival. The scene is shown at night, with an inky-black sky studded with stars. The composition is clearly derived from the European method of single-point perspective. (from Uki-e exihibition 2004: June-August)

Image record / 画像情報

Honolulu · 1770s mid · honolulu

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