Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Kameido
Kameido
Kameido Bridge is one of Yoshida's most historically significant Tokyo subjects, limited to 75 impressions and part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series. The bridge — a classical wooden span over the Kameido Tenjin Shrine pond — was a beloved Edo-period motif revived by Yoshida with shin-hanga technique. Limited-impression prints from this series command premiums at major auction houses.
The distinctive arched wooden bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in eastern Tokyo — beloved by Edo-period artists from Hiroshige onward — appears here in Yoshida's 1927 contribution to the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series. Wisteria cascades frame the composition in late spring, while worshippers cross the gracefully curved bridge above the pond. Yoshida's print honors the [ukiyo-e](/glossary/ukiyo-e) tradition of this celebrated site while bringing his modernist sensitivity to light and atmospheric color.
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" (Kameido) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1927.
Yes — Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" is part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series (print 2 of 12) by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" was published by Yoshida Studio (1927).
Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" depicts edo & tokyo and bridges, set at Tokyo.
Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" measures 27.9 × 41.5 cm (Oban format).
