The Full Moon Viewed on the Seta Karahashi Bridge — 瀬田唐橋
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Image courtesy of
- Japanese Art Open Database
Seta Karahashi (瀬田唐橋) spans the Seta River at the southern end of Lake Biwa near Otsu, and was established as one of the canonical [meisho-e](/glossary/meisho-e) bridge subjects long before the Meiji period. The bridge's characteristic double-span form — a longer main span joined to a shorter secondary span at a central island — is immediately legible in most treatments of the subject. Kotozuka's moonlit night composition renders the wooden bridge structure as dark silhouette against the silver-grey water of the Seta River below, with the full moon positioned to cast a path of reflected light across the surface. The distant shore of Shiga Prefecture and the shapes of late-night fishermen's boats or lantern reflections would complete the atmospheric nocturnal scene. The subject belongs to a tradition of moon-viewing landscapes connecting the Omi Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi) canonical set.
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.
The Full Moon Viewed on the Seta Karahashi Bridge — 瀬田唐橋 was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一).
The Full Moon Viewed on the Seta Karahashi Bridge — 瀬田唐橋 depicts landscapes.
