From the banks of the Tone River

From the Banks of the Tone River (利根川ばたより), from Pictures of One Hundred Views of Western Tokyo (東京西國百景之圖). Woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親, 1847–1915), published by Matsuki Heikichi on 7 October 1889. The moonlit riverside, waiting rickshaw and dramatic contrasts of light and shadow exemplify Kiyochika's atmospheric Meiji-period landscapes documenting a rapidly changing Japan.

Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Title: 東京西國百景之圖 利根川ばたより
Reading: Tōkyō Saigoku Hyakkei no Zu – Tonegawa Bata Yori
English: From the Banks of the Tone River
Series: Pictures of One Hundred Views of Western Tokyo
Date: 7 October 1889 (Meiji 22)
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (大黒屋平吉)