Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋
- Date:
- circa 1950-1970
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$200–$2,000. Common Kyoto views: $200–$500. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
Sanjo Bridge (三条大橋) — the ancient bridge crossing the Kamo River at Sanjo Avenue, one of the traditional entry points to Kyoto for travelers arriving from the east along the Tokaido Road — is both a practical urban structure and a site of great historical and poetic significance. From the bridge one looks back toward the Higashiyama hills and forward into the city; it marks the culmination of the great highway's journey from Edo. Kotozuka's treatment of this bridge scene captures the atmosphere of crossing between worlds.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in circa 1950-1970.
Sanjo Bridge — 三条大橋 depicts landscapes and bridges.
