Kameido Bridge, Tokyo
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.2 × 40.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Kameido, in eastern Tokyo, was home to one of the city's most beloved plum and wisteria gardens, and its bridge over the Kameido Tenjin Shrine's pond provided Yoshida with a composition of elegant simplicity in this 1927 print. The arched drum bridge (taiko-bashi) reflected in the pond below creates a near-perfect circle — a compositional form with deep resonance in Japanese aesthetics — while the surrounding landscape suggests the season through foliage or flowering plants. Yoshida's Tokyo series gave him license to treat the modern city's surviving traditional spaces with the same reverence he brought to rural landscapes, finding in Kameido's bridge and pond a geometry that transcended its urban setting.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kameido Bridge, Tokyo was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1927.
Kameido Bridge, Tokyo uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Kameido Bridge, Tokyo was published by Yoshida Studio (1927).
Kameido Bridge, Tokyo depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Tokyo.
Kameido Bridge, Tokyo measures 27.2 × 40.7 cm (Oban format).