A Hundred Views of Musashi: Teppozu Bridge and a Distant view of Tsukudajima
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Edo-Tokyo Museum
- Image courtesy of
- Edo-Tokyo Museum
Description
Teppozu was a canal district near the mouth of the Sumida River, and the view across its bridge toward the fishing island of Tsukudajima gave Kiyochika a subject combining urban infrastructure with maritime distance. Tsukudajima, a small artificial island settled by Osaka fishermen in the early Edo period, is visible as a low silhouette of densely packed buildings across the water. Kiyochika's composition uses the bridge's railing as a foreground horizontal, establishing spatial recession toward the island and its fishing boats. The flat, open water between bridge and island provided an uninterrupted reflective surface ideal for his signature light treatment. The print was issued during the late 1870s when Tokyo's eastern waterfront retained much of its Edo character, making the series a partial document of a cityscape about to be dramatically altered by industrialization.
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A Hundred Views of Musashi: Teppozu Bridge and a Distant view of Tsukudajima was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親).
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