True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Motoyanagibashi Bridge
by Inoue Yasuji
Description
Motoyanagibashi — the "Old Willow Bridge" — was one of the crossing points over the Kanda River near its urban confluence, its name evoking the willow-planted embankments that traditionally bordered Edo's waterways. Yasuji's view captures the bridge with his characteristic attention to structural form and river setting, the composition situating the span within the urban landscape of the lower Kanda district. The willows that gave the bridge its name were themselves emblematic of the old Edo aesthetic of waterside beauty that Yasuji's work consistently honored.
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Frequently Asked Questions
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Motoyanagibashi Bridge was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Motoyanagibashi Bridge depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Tokyo.