Steam Train at Takanawa Seashore, Tokyo
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
(Japanese, active 1850 - 1880)
Datec. 1840-1880
Mediumwoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 35.2 × 72.2 cm (13 7/8 × 28 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Asian Art Society of Victoria.
Object number2017.033.023
DescriptionView of a train on the Takanawa Steam Railway in Tokyo. A pull of gray smoke trailing from the steam engine as it chugs along. Men in western dress sit or stand on the forward end of each car. The railroad track curves around an embankment at left, the bridge above crowded with travelers. The street continues on to the right, lined with shops and a teahouse hung with paper lanterns.Status
Not on view
