True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Ishiwarabashi Bridge on Okawa River
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.
Ishiwarabashi Bridge spans the Okawa River — the lower Sumida — in this carefully composed view from Yasuji's documentation of Tokyo's waterway crossings. The bridge is shown with attention to its structural character and relationship to the river's width, the composition framing the span against the flat horizon of the eastern lowlands. Water traffic on the Okawa was heavy, as the river served as the main artery for cargo moving through the city's port, and Yasuji's view captures boats moving beneath the bridge with his characteristic eye for urban working life.
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.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Ishiwarabashi Bridge on Okawa River was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Ishiwarabashi Bridge on Okawa River depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and bridges, set at Tokyo.