Evening Glow over Asakusa Bridge
by Inoue Yasuji
by Inoue Yasuji
$1,000–$8,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. 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.
The evening glow over Asakusa Bridge — one of the crossings over the Kanda River near its confluence with the Sumida — illuminates a scene of river life and urban activity in this atmospheric print. Warm light catches the bridge pilings and the surface of the water, casting long reflections that echo Yasuji's interest in the chromatic possibilities of Meiji Tokyo at dusk. The composition belongs to his broader survey of the city's bridges and waterways, which together form one of the most complete pictorial records of late-nineteenth-century Tokyo.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Evening Glow over Asakusa Bridge was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Evening Glow over Asakusa Bridge depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and temples & shrines, set at Asakusa.