Artwork
東京名勝高輪 蒸気車鉄道之全図|Illustration of Steam Locomotive Tracks at Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tōkyō meishō Takanawa-jōki kikansha no zen zu)
東京名勝高輪 蒸気車鉄道之全図|Illustration of Steam Locomotive Tracks at Takanawa, from the series Famous Places in Tokyo (Tōkyō meishō Takanawa-jōki kikansha no zen zu) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Yoshitoshi. It dates from 1872 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
This triptych woodblock print, created in 1872 by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, is part of a series depicting famous Tokyo locations. It is held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a steam locomotive on a bridge at Takanawa, with people on the bridge and ground. A boat is visible on the water in the background, set against hills. The scene captures the introduction of Western technology into a traditional Japanese setting.
Technique & Style
Executed in ink and color on paper, the print displays a realistic style with detailed renderings of the train and figures. Vibrant colors, including blues and reds, convey a sense of energy and movement.
Artist & collection
Artist
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese: 月岡芳年; also named Taiso Yoshitoshi 大蘇芳年; 30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892) was a Japanese printmaker.
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The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūgao no maki)
見立多以尽 - 洋行がしたい|Collection of Desires, Wish for Foreign Travel (Mitate Tai zukushi-yōkō ga shitai)
郵便報知新聞 645号|Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō)
月岡芳年筆 不動明王∙祐天上人図|Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice
January: Celebrating the New Year
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真柴秀吉公名護屋陣先手諸将繰出之図|Hideyoshi and His Troops Leaving Nagoya Camp (Mashiba Hideyoshi kō nagoya jin saki te no shoshō kuridashi no zu)
東京高輪鉄道蒸気車走行之図|Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Running on the Takanawa Railroad in Tokyo (Tōkyō takanawa tetsudō jōkisha sōkō no zu)
東京汐留鉄道蒸気車通行図|Illustration of a Steam Locomotive Passing Shiodome in Tokyo (Tōkyō Shiodome testudō jōkisha tsūkō zu)
東京高輪鉄道蒸気車走行之全図|Tokyo /Takanawa Steam Railway
東都芝浦之風景|View of Shibaura, from the series Eastern Capital (Tōto, Shibaura no fūkei)
東京名所之内吾妻橋新築之図|Illustration of the Opening of Azuma Bridge in Tokyo (Tokyo meisho no uchi azuma bashi shinchiku no zu)
御鳳輦之図|Illustration of the Imperial Carriage (Gohōren no zu)
諸国名所図会内 西京東山一覧|A Glimpse of Higayashiyama the Western Capital, from the series Famous Places in the Nation (Shokoku meisho zukai no uchi-Saikyō Higashiyama ichiran)