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True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle by Inoue Yasuji — Japanese Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle

by Inoue Yasuji

Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Source:
etm

Description

A monochrome print in muted grays and browns showing a low wooden bridge with vertical support piers crossing a wide moat toward stone castle ramparts, above which sit two tiled watchtowers with white walls and dark roofs. Trees cluster along the far bank between the towers, stone lanterns line the walkway to the right of the bridge, and the water fills the lower half of the composition in flat, still tones; a strip of dark sky tops the scene, and a stone embankment with a wooden jetty occupies the near right foreground. Japanese characters and a title cartouche appear along the bottom margin; the work is a woodblock print by Inoue Yasuji titled *True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle* (year unknown).

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.