Benkei Bridge
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
Description
A wooden bridge with brown railings and green-capped ornamental posts curves across a river toward the viewer, its stone pilings reflected in the greenish water below; a bronze plaque on the nearest post bears vertical Japanese characters. Five figures cross the bridge in traditional dress, two carrying open parasols (pale orange and white), against a backdrop of dense green pine and foliage-covered hills under a grey sky. The palette is muted — ochre roadway, brown timber, green accents — with the artist's seal and "SEKINO" signature in the lower right corner; woodblock texture is visible throughout, consistent with the mokuhanga medium.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Benkei Bridge was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Benkei Bridge depicts bridges.