$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.
The opening of the new Azuma Bridge was a major civic event in Meiji Tokyo, marking the replacement of the old wooden crossing with a modern iron structure capable of bearing the city's expanding traffic. Yasuji depicts the ceremony surrounding the new bridge with his characteristic clarity, capturing both the architectural achievement and the crowd of onlookers gathered to witness this emblem of modernization. The print stands as a document of Meiji infrastructure ambition at one of the Sumida River's most celebrated crossing points.
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.
Opening of the New Azuma Bridge in Tokyo was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
Opening of the New Azuma Bridge in Tokyo depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Tokyo.