Fish Market at Nihonbashi

Object Details

• Artist

  Ogata Gekko 尾形月耕 (1859-1920)

• Description

  Painting is one of a set of eight scenes of daily life in Tokyo by Ogata Gekko. This composition focuses on the bridge, Nihonbashi, in the foreground. At dawn, two men carry loads of fish over the bridge as a woman, most likely an entertainer ending her long evening, walks across in the opposite direction. The bird flying overhead is a common motif in ukiyo-e paintings of courtesans. Scroll contained in modern wooden box with lid.

• Signatures

  Artist's signature and seal

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase from the Estate of Robert O. Muller — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund

• Type

  Painting

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• Date

  1910s

• Name

  Ogata, Gekko

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Bridges, Art, Animals, Fishes, Japanese Art, Birds, Ukiyo-e, Taisho era (1912 - 1926), Woman, Kakemono, Business

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Paintings