Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsu-kyō)
- Date:
- ca. 1834
- Medium:
- Source:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
Description
A steeply pitched wooden bridge with slatted railings crosses diagonally from the lower left toward a wide blue river, carrying several travelers on foot, including one with a large dark bundle or umbrella on their back; two more figures pole a raft of logs across the water below. Rounded pine trees with reddish trunks and clusters of pale blossoming trees line the near shore, giving way to green hills and rooftops in the middle distance and low mountains under a sky banded in blue, cream, and white. Vertical text cartouches with the series and print titles appear in the upper left corner. Katsushika Hokusai, 1834, woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsu-kyō) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in ca. 1834.
Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Yamashiro Province (Yamashiro Arashiyama no Togetsu-kyō) depicts landscapes and bridges.