Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
- Series:
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
The Fujimi Bridge — from which Mount Fuji is visible across a long distance — appears in this print from Tokuriki's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" series, the mountain glimpsed through the bridge's structural frame as it rises on the distant horizon. Tokuriki's Fuji series consciously engaged with the tradition established by Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views" while bringing his own Kyoto-trained perspective to the mountain. The bridge as foreground device — framing and mediating the viewer's access to Fuji — creates a visual hierarchy that gives the composition depth and structure.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji is part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji was published by Unsodo.
Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji depicts landscapes, bridges, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.