Night at Nihonbashi Bridge (Tokyo)
- Date:
- 1946
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Nihonbashi — "Japan Bridge" — the symbolic center of Tokyo and the starting point of all five Tokaido highways, is rendered here at night in a color woodblock that captures the bridge's Taisho-era stone form against Tokyo's urban illumination. The 1946 color print documents the bridge as it appeared before and during the war, its stone arches framing the Nihonbashi River below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Night at Nihonbashi Bridge (Tokyo) was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1946.
Night at Nihonbashi Bridge (Tokyo) depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and bridges, set at Tokyo, Nihonbashi.