Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
- Series:
- Recollections of Tokyo
- Date:
- 1945
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Dimensions:
- 26.3 × 20.3 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
From Sekino's 1945 "Recollections of Tokyo" series, this print documents Benkeibashi Bridge — one of the city's many canal crossings — in the immediate aftermath of the war's devastation. The bridge subjects in this series carry particular poignancy: structures that survived the firebombing even as the neighborhoods around them did not, their arches and railings standing as evidence of what Tokyo had been before its destruction and reinvention.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1945.
Yes — Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo is part of the Recollections of Tokyo series (print 1) by Jun'ichiro Sekino.
Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print.
Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Tokyo.
Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo measures 26.3 × 20.3 cm.