The Great Bridge at Sanjo in Kyoto

This composition focuses on the Sanjō Ōhashi, Kyoto's historic bridge at the eastern end of the Tōkaidō, with a title that emphasizes its scale and civic importance. The framing as 'the great bridge' suggests a view that conveys architectural presence and historical weight rather than a particular directional or atmospheric moment. Goyo's treatment likely presents the structure with a degree of frontality or lateral breadth that establishes the bridge as the primary subject rather than an element within a larger landscape. The stone piers rising from the Kamo River, the balustrade, and the flat expanse of the wooden roadway would be rendered with the linear precision characteristic of his printmaking. This composition appears to be distinct from the 1920 dated version looking east, possibly representing an earlier or differently conceived approach to the same landmark.