Akabane Bridge, from
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
Akabane Bridge spans the Kanda River in northern Tokyo, and Yasuji depicts it with the quiet attentiveness that characterizes his best topographic work. The bridge was a familiar landmark of the Meiji city, connecting the commercial districts of the northeast with the broader urban fabric spreading across the old Edo flatlands. Yasuji's treatment emphasizes the architectural form of the span against its riverside setting, producing a record of the city's infrastructure at a moment when wooden bridges were beginning to give way to iron and stone.
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Akabane Bridge, from was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Akabane Bridge, from depicts landscapes and bridges.