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Street Scene (Kiyamachi in the Rain)
Street Scene (Kiyamachi in the Rain)
Street Scene (Kiyamachi in the Rain)

Street Scene (Kiyamachi in the Rain)

Titles
  • Ame no Kiyamachi
Artist (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 view
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