Stone Bridge (Ishibashi)
- Date:
- 1960
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; edition 48/60
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
$1,000–$8,000. Common subjects: $1,000–$2,500. Key value factors: Hashimoto's bold castle prints are his most recognizable and collected works. Larger formats command premiums.
Description
Stone Bridge (Ishibashi), printed in 1960 in an edition of forty-eight, is the formally numbered companion to Hashimoto's stone bridge subject — a more widely distributed version of the same or similar composition. The larger edition of forty-eight indicates this was one of his more publicly circulated architectural prints. The ishibashi as a subject combined structural engineering with aesthetic refinement, the stone arch form having appeared in Japanese gardens and public spaces for centuries as both a functional crossing and an element of composed landscape.
More Prints by Okiie Hashimoto
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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
Stone Bridge (Ishibashi) was created by Okiie Hashimoto (橋本興家) in 1960.
Stone Bridge (Ishibashi) depicts landscapes and bridges.