Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
The Kintaibashi Bridge at Iwakuni — the famous five-arched wooden bridge over the Nishiki River, rebuilt after a flood destroyed the original in 1950 — is Tokuriki's subject in this print from his "Famous, Sacred and Historical Places" series. The Kintaibashi's distinctive chain of low wooden arches, each supported on stone piers in the river, creates one of Japan's most beautiful bridge compositions, the repeated arches mirroring themselves in the clear Nishiki River below. Tokuriki renders this engineering and aesthetic achievement with the warmth appropriate to one of Japan's most beloved traditional structures.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Yes — Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places is part of the Famous, Sacred and Historical Places series by Tomikichiro Tokuriki.
Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places was published by Unsodo.
Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places depicts bridges.