Half Moon Bridge captures one of Tokyo's most photographed garden structures with the graceful compositional sense Toshi Yoshida inherited from his father. Jizuri editions bearing the self-printed seal typically trade for $600-$1,500, while studio impressions range from $300-$800. The arched bridge is a beloved motif in Japanese art, and Toshi's rendition ranks among the more affordable Yoshida family treatments of classic Edo-period garden architecture.
Half Moon Bridge depicts one of the classical arched Chinese-style garden bridges whose half-circle form, reflected in the water below, creates the complete circle from which the bridge type takes its name. Such bridges appear in Japanese gardens influenced by Chinese design principles, and Yoshida's treatment gives the form a quality of formal perfection, the precise arc of the span mirrored in still water creating a geometric completeness. The moonlight tag in the database may refer to the bridge type's name or to the actual lighting condition, with the bridge shown in the silver light of a nighttime scene.
Woodblock print
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
1926
Color woodblock print; oban
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Half Moon Bridge was created by Toshi Yoshida (吉田遠志).
Half Moon Bridge uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Half Moon Bridge was published by Yoshida Studio.
Half Moon Bridge depicts bridges and moonlight.
