東京名所三十六戯撰 根岸の里
Negishi Village, from Thirty-six Comic Views of Famous Places in Tokyo
Under a night sky dotted with floating specks of white light, a woman in a purple kimono lifts her face. At her feet, someone is tumbling down to the water's edge.
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Specks of white light drift here and there across the dark night sky. Below them, a woman in a purple kimono gazes up at the sky, while around her is a jumble of people: one holding a long pole, one tumbling down to the water and a small figure who looks like a child.
Negishi no Sato, the "Village of Negishi" written in the picture's title cartouche, was known from the Edo period as a famous spot for the uguisu (Japanese bush warbler). It was also a quiet village, lined with the homes and country retreats of the literati.
Trace the color of the sky from the top edge down: around the cartouche it is dark, almost black, and it brightens into a bluish green as it goes lower. The white specks of light gather most thickly where it begins to brighten.
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- Source title
- 『東京名所三十六戯撰』（1872年）
- Held by
- National Diet Library, Japan
- Why it's free to use
- Copyright expired (public domain)
- Original item
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- Made
- 154+ years ago
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