Street Scene (Kiyamachi in the Rain)
Titles
- Ame no Kiyamachi
Artist
Ono Chikkyö
(Japanese, 1889 - 1979)
Date1907
GeographyJapan
Mediumink and light color on silk
Dimensions173 x 179.1 cm (68 1/8 x 70 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Yoshiko Teraoka and Masami Teraoka, 2003 (12713.1)
Object number12713.1
DescriptionTwo-panel screen featuring a mother carrying her baby on the back along a river in Kiyamachi, Kyoto. Two giant willow trees dominate the composition surrounding a bridge and a house of prosperity. The mother is holding a bangasa (paper umbrella) in the rain. Several bangasa umbrellas are viewed on the bridge.On View
Not on viewCollections
20th century
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Honkö Fügai
Katsushika Hokusai / Katsukawa Shunrō / Katsushika Taito / Kakō
ca. 1820-1830
