Oumayagashi no zu – Antique Wall Art
![Oumayagashi no zu, [ca. 1834] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/85/85bed67a2907-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Oumayagashi no zu, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Oumayagashi no zu
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Rain falls across the riverbank at Ōumayagashi, a landing on the Edo waterways, while pedestrians press forward beneath oiled paper umbrellas. The print belongs to the *Tōto* series, or *Scenes of the Capital*, issued around 1834 in the horizontal oban format that made views of Edo's well-known places popular with buyers. The weather is as much the subject as the location: the slick ground, the water, and the umbrellas show how ordinary people moved through the city in bad conditions. Color woodblock prints like this were made through many carved blocks, each inked in a separate color, so the soft gradations of the sky and water reflect the skill of the workshop.
| Created / published | [ca. 1834] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color ; 25.6 x 37.3 cm. |
| Genre | Ukiyo-e Japanese 1830-1840.Woodcuts Japanese Color 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Tōto : Scenes of the Capital. Format: horizontal Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Rain--Japan--1830-1840. Rivers--Japan--1830-1840. Pedestrians--Japan--1830-1840. Umbrellas--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,429 × 3,621 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221878 |
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