Fireworks at Ikenohata 1881 (Meiji 14) Kobayashi Kiyochika On a summer evening, along Shinobazu Pond in the Ikenohata district in northeastern Tokyo, crowds of peoplevisible only in dark silhouettewatch fireworks explode in the distance. The spectators stand beneath a string of brightly lit lanterns, while a couple of children have climbed a tree to get a better view. The outlines of Benten Shrine, in the middle of Shinobazu Pond, can be seen on the right horizon while the lighted windows and lanterns illuminated on the far shore cast their shimmering reflections on the water. The print artist Kobayashi Kiyochika became famous for these “light ray pictures” (k?senga) that explored the play of light against darkness. Often depicting scenes illuminated by gas lamps that were becoming so prevalent in the city, Kiyochika discovered the profound world of darkness and shadows that recalled the Edo of his childhood. Between 1876 and 1881, during an age of rapid modernization, Kiyochika crea

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Fireworks at Ikenohata 1881 (Meiji 14) Kobayashi Kiyochika On a summer evening, along Shinobazu Pond in the Ikenohata district in northeastern Tokyo, crowds of peoplevisible only in dark silhouettewatch fireworks explode in the distance. The spectators stand beneath a string of brightly lit lanterns, while a couple of children have climbed a tree to get a better view. The outlines of Benten Shrine, in the middle of Shinobazu Pond, can be seen on the right horizon while the lighted windows and lanterns illuminated on the far shore cast their shimmering reflections on the water. The print artist Kobayashi Kiyochika became famous for these “light ray pictures” (k?senga) that explored the play of light against darkness. Often depicting scenes illuminated by gas lamps that were becoming so prevalent in the city, Kiyochika discovered the profound world of darkness and shadows that recalled the Edo of his childhood. Between 1876 and 1881, during an age of rapid modernization, Kiyochika crea

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