東京名所 九段坂
Kudanzaka, from Famous Places in Tokyo
In the dark of night, a light burns only at the very top of a tall tower. On the wide road below is a figure holding something round and white.
About this print
At the top of a tall tower, a single square light shines against the dark navy night sky. Across the middle runs something long, like an embankment or a stone wall, and behind it the black shapes of buildings sink into shadow. On the wide road in front stands a person holding something round and white, and there are white shapes on the left and right too. Many thin lines are drawn across the road.
The name Kudan, meaning "nine tiers," came about because the stone walls of residences built by the shogunate were stacked as many as nine levels high.
Above the tower's light, a thin, pointed tip sticks up a little. Against the dark sky, the light and the shape of that tip stand out sharply.
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- Source title
- 『東京名所.[1]』（明治10年）
- Held by
- National Diet Library, Japan
- Why it's free to use
- Copyright expired (public domain)
- Original item
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- Made
- 149+ years ago
- Added to site
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