Unknown bridge scene
by Ohno Bakufu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Unknown Bridge Scene" depicts a bridge — one of the most enduring subjects of Japanese landscape art, connecting the architectural with the natural, the human-built with the river or ravine it spans. Without additional documentation of the specific location, the print stands as a meditation on the bridge as visual motif: the arc of stone or wood above moving water, the figures crossing, the reflections in the river below. Bakufu's handling of water and light would have brought the same precision to this subject that characterized his fish prints.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Unknown bridge scene was created by Ohno Bakufu (大野麦風).
Unknown bridge scene depicts landscapes and bridges.