Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Ryogoku Bridge — the great wooden span that crossed the Sumida River and connected the east and west banks of Edo — is depicted in the Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo series (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei), with Western linear perspective used to render the bridge's length receding toward the opposite bank. The bridge was the city's most important and most painted crossing, and Hokusai's perspective treatment made the familiar structure newly monumental.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Yes — Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei) is part of the Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo series by Katsushika Hokusai.
Ryogoku Bridge, from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei) depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and bridges, set at Tokyo.