Woman on a Bridge
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$200–$1,500. Common bird/flower prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Gesso's delicate kacho-e prints are affordably priced and appealing to lovers of nature art.
Woman on a Bridge depicts a female figure crossing a bridge, a compositional motif with deep roots in Japanese art. Bridges in Japanese prints serve as liminal spaces, thresholds between one world and another, and placing a solitary woman on a bridge creates a scene charged with narrative suggestion: Where is she going? What has she left behind? Gesso Yoshimoto rendered the scene in the [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock format, likely showing the woman in kimono against the bridge's railing with water visible below. The image draws from the [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) tradition of portraying beautiful women in contemplative or transitional moments. The bridge setting adds an architectural element that grounds the figure in a specific environment while preserving the mood of quiet solitude that defines the best examples of this genre.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman on a Bridge was created by Gesso Yoshimoto (吉本月荘).
Woman on a Bridge depicts landscapes and bridges.
