Komagata Bridge and Steamer Terminal
- Medium:
- Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
- Image courtesy of
- Saru Gallery
The Komagata Bridge spans the Sumida River near Asakusa, opened in 1927 as part of the post-earthquake reconstruction of Tokyo. Koizumi pairs the steel arch with the adjacent steamer terminal that served the river's passenger boats, recording the modern infrastructure that defined interwar Tokyo. The print likely relies on careful registration to align the bridge's geometric span with the curving shoreline below, a recurring concern in his urban views where engineering and water meet. [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations shift the river's surface from the bridge's shadow toward open daylight. The image belongs to One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo, the series Koizumi designed, carved, and printed alone between 1928 and 1940. Where [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) publishers such as Watanabe deployed dedicated carvers and printers, Koizumi held every role, and his documentary impulse — recording new bridges and waterborne transit as integral to the city's identity — distinguished his project from earlier [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) landscape series.
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
![Kiba Lumberyard along the River at Fukugawa (New Edition) [Fukagawa-ku, kiba no kawasuji (shinpan)], from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)" by Kishio Koizumi](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f6380c15-6d23-c26a-899d-08ead4db792b/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1940
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
![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)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Komagata Bridge and Steamer Terminal was created by Kishio Koizumi (小泉癸巳男).
Komagata Bridge and Steamer Terminal depicts bridges.