View of Onmaya Bridge
- Date:
- c. 1879
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 20.6 × 31.3 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Onmaya Bridge — the horse-stabling bridge across the Sumida River near the shogunal horse stables at Asakusa — is shown in this circa-1879 nishiki-e in one of Kiyochika's early documentation prints of the Sumida's eastern crossings. The view from below or alongside the bridge, with the river extending in both directions, was a compositional strategy Kiyochika used to give lateral depth to scenes that could otherwise read as a flat panorama. The Meiji-period wooden bridge structure retained Edo-era character that Kiyochika found more sympathetic than the stone and iron replacements being built elsewhere.
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Frequently Asked Questions
View of Onmaya Bridge was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in c. 1879.
View of Onmaya Bridge depicts landscapes and bridges.
View of Onmaya Bridge measures 20.6 × 31.3 cm (Oban format).