Morning at Nijū Bridge
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- December 1930
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.5 × 24.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Niju Bridge — the Nijubashi — connects the outer grounds of the Imperial Palace with the inner keep in central Tokyo, its stone arch reflected in the palace moat creating one of Tokyo's most composed views. This December 1930 print shows the bridge in morning light, the double reflection of arch above and below giving the composition its distinctive duality. The bridge's stone-and-iron construction and the wide moat surrounding it provided a rare combination of European engineering and Japanese spatial formality.
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![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
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Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi), from the series "Twenty View of Tokyo (Tokyu nijukkei)"
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Sacred Bridge in Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo)
1930
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Morning at Nijū Bridge was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in December 1930.
Morning at Nijū Bridge uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
Morning at Nijū Bridge was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (December 1930).
Morning at Nijū Bridge depicts bridges.
Morning at Nijū Bridge measures 36.5 × 24.5 cm (Oban format).