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Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, 1924

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"

Suo Kintaikyo

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
LandscapesBridgesTravel Scenes
BokashiNishiki-eMoku-hangaKentoBarenSumi
Date:
1924
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban
Dimensions:
38.8 × 26.4 cm
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province, published in 1924 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series, depicts the celebrated wooden arch bridge spanning the Nishiki River at Iwakuni in present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Kintaikyo, first built in 1673, consists of five wooden arches — four supported by stone piers in the river — and is widely regarded as Japan's most beautiful wooden bridge. Hasui's oban composition with its bokashi sky likely places the bridge's graceful arches against the tree-lined banks of the Nishiki River, capturing both the engineering elegance and the wooded landscape that has made this site a perennial subject for woodblock printmakers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" (Suo Kintaikyo) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1924.

Yes — Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series series (print 4) by Kawase Hasui.

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" depicts landscapes, bridges, and travel scenes.

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" measures 38.8 × 26.4 cm (Oban format).