Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
36.5 × 24.5 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee
Accession Number
1992.73
Tags
male
About this artwork
Moonlight casts a glow on the masts and ships lying at anchor, and stars dust the evening sky. Just behind the bridge pilings the fires used to attract fish to the surface snake their shadows across the waves.