Sukiya Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
- Series:
- Recollections of Tokyo
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Sukiya-bashi — the Sukiya Bridge — appeared in Hiratsuka's "Recollections of Tokyo" series as a landmark of the city's Taisho and early Showa cityscape. The 1930 color woodblock renders the bridge over the Imperial Palace moat with the colorist sensibility of his urban series, the water's surface and sky giving the architectural subject an atmospheric softness. The bridge's oblique angle across the moat creates a compositional diagonal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sukiya Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1930.
Yes — Sukiya Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo is part of the Recollections of Tokyo series by Hiratsuka Un'ichi.
Sukiya Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Tokyo.