Hanna Bridge, Sumida River, Tokyo

This print depicts a bridge over the Sumida River in Tokyo, likely rendered with the atmospheric nocturnal or twilight effects that define Kiyochika's celebrated series of Meiji Tokyo views. The Sumida was a central subject for Kiyochika, who documented the river's bridges, lantern-lit banks, and reflections on water as the city modernized around them. The title suggests a specific bridge—possibly a romanization variant of a named crossing—depicted at a moment when artificial light plays across the water's surface in the manner characteristic of his kōsen-ga (light pictures). Kiyochika's river scenes typically balance elements of the traditional meisho-e landscape with Western atmospheric effects: gaslight or lantern glow creating pools of warm reflection on dark water, rendered through careful registration of graduated color blocks on washi. The Sumida's bridges became symbols of Tokyo's transformation during the Meiji era, and Kiyochika's prints of them stand among the most historically evocative records of the period.