Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
A woodblock print depicting Nihonbashi, Tokyo's historic central bridge, in the freshness of early spring. The bridge, which has served as the official center of Japan's road network since the Edo period, is shown amid the subtle seasonal signs of late February or March, when bare branches begin to soften and the light takes on a warmer quality. Nakazawa captures the urban bustle around this landmark, where commerce and foot traffic converge at the symbolic heart of the capital. The Japanese subtitle confirms the springtime setting, and the composition likely shows the stone bridge, the canal, and the surrounding commercial district in the transitional moment when winter gives way to the first suggestion of cherry blossom season.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nihonbashi in Early Spring — 早春の日本橋 was created by Hiromitsu Nakazawa (中沢弘光).
Nihonbashi in Early Spring — 早春の日本橋 depicts urban scenes, spring, and bridges, set at Nihonbashi.
