Akabane Bridge, from
by Inoue Yasuji
by Inoue Yasuji
$1,000–$8,000. Common views: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Inoue's Meiji-era Tokyo views, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika, have both artistic and historical value. His early death makes works scarce.
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.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Akabane Bridge, from was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Akabane Bridge, from depicts landscapes and bridges.