$400–$3,000. Common subjects: $400–$1,000. Key value factors: Okuyama's prints are relatively affordable. Bold, well-preserved examples are most valued.
"Tokyo Nihonbashi Bridge" (Tokyo Nihonbashi) presents one of Tokyo's most historically significant landmarks — the stone bridge that stood at the center of the Edo/Tokyo road network, the point from which all distances in Japan were once officially measured. Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) had been Japan's commercial heart since the Edo period, lined with wholesale merchants and the starting point of the great highways that connected the capital to all provinces. Okuyama's rendering of this landmark bridges the historical and the contemporary in a single image.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Tokyo Nihonbashi Bridge — 東京日本橋 was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Tokyo Nihonbashi Bridge — 東京日本橋 depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and bridges, set at Tokyo, Nihonbashi.
