Azuma Bridge
by Inoue Yasuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Typical Price
$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.
Description
Azuma Bridge — the great crossing over the Sumida River connecting Asakusa to the eastern shore — was one of the most iconic landmarks of Edo and remained so into the Meiji period. Yasuji's print captures the bridge with his characteristic clarity, showing its long wooden span and the river traffic beneath. The scene belongs to the tradition of "meisho" famous-place imagery while also serving as a precise documentary record of the bridge before Meiji-era iron reconstruction altered its appearance.
More Prints by Inoue Yasuji
The Emperor Meiji and Empress in a Carriage during their Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration at Aoyama
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Asakusa Hirokoji Broadway
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True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Taro Inari Shrine in Asakusa-tanbo
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True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Burnt Remains of Ryogokubashi Bridge
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More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Azuma Bridge was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Azuma Bridge depicts landscapes and bridges.