Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge / Takahashi Hiroaki

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Accession Number
1991/2.112
Title
Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1871-1944
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1920-1940
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Kanto (region)
Tokyo (metropolis)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 3
Kanto (region)
Creation Place 4
Tokyo (metropolis)
Inscription
The title, yu agari ("after the bath") is inscribed in the lower left hand corner of the print, just above a seal with the artist's name, Hiroaki.
Dimensions
38 cm x 17 cm (14 15/16 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
A woman who just got out of a public bath is crossing a bridge and trying to protect herself with an umbrella from the wind and rain of a sudden yûdachi. She uses one hand to keep her kimono decorated with fishing net and sea anemone patterns from flying open, and carries a soap pouch in her mouth. Three swallows fly above. The title, yu agari ("after the bath") is inscribed in the lower left hand corner of the print, just above a seal with the artist's name, Hiroaki.
Subject Matter
One of the delights of summer in Japan is the phenomenon of yûdachi, sudden squalls that rise in the evening, bringing welcome relief from the intense heat of day. In this evocative scene, a woman who just got out of a public bath is trying to protect herself from wind and rain with an umbrella. Other clues to the season are swallows in the sky (associated with summer in Japan) and fishing net and sea anemone patterns in the woman’s kimono.
Takahashi Hiroaki created many prints for export to Europe and America. In this print, he adopted the overall composition from one of Andô Hiroshige’s prints, but he has subtly heightened the erotic flavor by making the woman both more vulnerable to the elements and lovely by conventional western standards.
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623 x 1323
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Record
1991/2.112
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"Evening Scene in Tokyo: Woman with Umbrella on Bridge; Takahashi Hiroaki." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-2.112/1991_2.112.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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