Kiyochika - Kinokuni Slope in Akasaka
Kiyochika - Kinokuni Slope in Akasaka
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Kinokuni Slope in Akasaka (Akasaka Kinokunizaka). It's from an untitled series he did of views of Tokyo. You can see his signature hidden hidden near the bottom of the grassy slope on the right. Kiyochika had a broad variety of artistic styles over his lifetime, his later work developed a painterly style that used light and shade called kōsen-ga inspired by Western art techniques.
The date and publication information is on the right-hand margin in three sections; top: on todoke Meiji jusannen - gatsu - ka (registered, Meiji 13 [1880], -month - day) followed by the publisher's information, Fukuda Kumajiro located in Hasegawa-cho, and the artist, Gako Kobayashi Kiyochika, with his address in Yonezawa-cho.
Publisher: Fukuda Kumajiro
Date: 1880
Size: Oban yoko-e 9 1/2 by 13 3/8 in., 24 by 34 cm
Condition: Good color and condition. Not backed, some paper residue and minor repair on back (see photo).
Genre: Ukiyo-e
Medium: Woodblock Print
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