True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle
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.
The Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle — the double-arched span reflected in the moat that became the defining image of Meiji Tokyo's new imperial geography — is depicted here in one of Yasuji's most iconic compositions. The bridge, combining the stone Meganebashi with the Nishonomaru bridge beyond, gave the Imperial Palace its most photographed and painted approach, and Yasuji's print captures this view before the modern concrete bridge replaced the original stone structure. The Castle walls, moat water, and twin bridge spans compose an image of imperial Japan at its most monumental.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle was created by Inoue Yasuji (井上安治).
True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle depicts castles, landscapes, and bridges, set at Tokyo.
