$1,000–$8,000. Common prints: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: As a pioneer of sosaku-hanga and influential art critic, Hakutei's prints carry historical significance. Early self-carved prints are most valued.
This print from the series "Tokyo Junikei" (Twelve Views of Tokyo) depicts Nihonbashi, the Japan Bridge that has served as Tokyo's geographic and symbolic center since the Edo period. The series represents one of Hakutei's most ambitious undertakings, systematically documenting twelve key locations across the capital in a format that echoes the great topographical series of Hiroshige and Hokusai while employing the self-printed [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) method. The Nihonbashi entry captures the bridge and its commercial surroundings with a compositional clarity that organizes the dense urban fabric into readable layers. By titling the series with both Japanese and English names, Hakutei signaled his awareness of an international audience for creative Japanese prints, reflecting the cross-cultural ambitions of the early sosaku-hanga movement.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) / Tokyo junikei (Twelve Views of Tokyo) was created by Ishii Hakutei (石井柏亭).
Yes — Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) / Tokyo junikei (Twelve Views of Tokyo) is part of the Twelve Views of Tokyo series by Ishii Hakutei.
Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) / Tokyo junikei (Twelve Views of Tokyo) depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and edo & tokyo, set at Tokyo, Nihonbashi.
