Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance / Takahashi Hiroaki

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Accession Number
1991/2.113
Title
Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1871-1944
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1921
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Dimensions
38.1 cm x 17 cm (15 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
A circle of festival-goers dances under a full moon. They only appear in silhouette, but the shapes of their kimono and fans in hand can be seen.
Subject Matter
Takahashi Hiroaki worked with the prolific twentieth century publisher of woodblock prints Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962). Takahashi was trained in Nihonga, or Japanese painting, and dedicated much of his time to paintings for exhibitions and illustrations for scientific publications. His nostalgic “Old Japan” imagery was highly sought after by collectors in Europe and North America. Takahashi’s work attempts to capture the essence of cultural events and everyday life. The people in this print are doing a special dance for the summer bon festival, a festival of the dead.
Primary Keywords
dance
festival
moon
night
ukiyo-e
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Record
1991/2.113
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"Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance; Takahashi Hiroaki." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-2.113/1991_2.113.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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