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Bridges Prints (425)

Japanese woodblock prints featuring bridges as architectural and compositional subjects. From the famous Nihonbashi bridge of Edo to rustic countryside crossings, bridges serve as symbols of connection and as dramatic focal points in landscape compositions.

Artists Known for Bridges

#62 Kototoi Bridge by Sakuichi Fukazawa

#62 Kototoi Bridge

Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge, Nikko by Yuhan Ito

Sacred Bridge, Nikko

Woodblock print

Mt Fuji in autumn with bridge by Yuhan Ito

Mt Fuji in autumn with bridge

Woodblock print

Bridge in Autumn by Yuhan Ito

Bridge in Autumn

Woodblock print

Bridge by Ouchi Makoto

Bridge

c. 1980

Etching, ink and color on paper

Sacred Bridge by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sacred Bridge

Woodblock print

Unknown bridge scene by Ohno Bakufu

Unknown bridge scene

Woodblock print

Stone Bridge (Ishibashi) by Okiie Hashimoto

Stone Bridge (Ishibashi)

1960

Color woodblock print; edition 48/60

Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"

Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi

1924

Color woodblock print; oban

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" by Kawase Hasui

Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"

Suo Kintaikyo

1924

Color woodblock print; oban

Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge] by Kihei Sasajima

Title unknown [black and white landscape with bridge]

1947

Woodblock print, ink on paper

Snow at the Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo no yuki) by Kawase Hasui

Snow at the Shin Bridge, Nikko (Nikko Shinkyo no yuki)

Nikko Shinkyo no yuki

1930; edition:178/350

Color woodblock print; Oban

Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho) by Kawase Hasui

Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge (Kintaikyo no shunsho)

Kintaikyo no shunsho

1947

Color woodblock print

Sakura Bridge from Shirauobashi — 白魚橋から桜橋を見る by Gihachiro Okuyama

Sakura Bridge from Shirauobashi — 白魚橋から桜橋を見る

Woodblock print

Tokyo Nihonbashi Bridge — 東京日本橋 by Gihachiro Okuyama

Tokyo Nihonbashi Bridge — 東京日本橋

Woodblock print

View of under the Ichikawa bridge from Edogawa — 江戸川堤から市川橋下を見る by Gihachiro Okuyama

View of under the Ichikawa bridge from Edogawa — 江戸川堤から市川橋下を見る

Woodblock print

M

Meguro Drum Bridge

目黒の太鼓橋

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Benkei Bridge by Shiro Kasamatsu

Benkei Bridge

Woodblock print

Komagata Bridge by Tadashige Ono

Komagata Bridge

Woodblock print

Pisa Bridge (Pisa no hashi), Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Tadashige Ono

Pisa Bridge (Pisa no hashi), Shôwa period, dated 1962

Woodblock print

Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi) by Utagawa Kunisada

Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi)

1874

Print

Late Fall at Imai Bridge by Shiro Kasamatsu

Late Fall at Imai Bridge

Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge at Nikko by Shiro Kasamatsu

Sacred Bridge at Nikko

日光 神橋

1941

Color woodblock print

Bijin at Nihonbashi — 日本橋美人 by Hashiguchi Goyo

Bijin at Nihonbashi — 日本橋美人

Not set

Woodblock print

Saruhashi Bridge in Winter by Kishio Koizumi

Saruhashi Bridge in Winter

1939

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Akabane Bridge, from by Inoue Yasuji

Akabane Bridge, from

Woodblock print

Azuma Bridge by Inoue Yasuji

Azuma Bridge

Woodblock print

Evening Glow over Asakusa Bridge by Inoue Yasuji

Evening Glow over Asakusa Bridge

Woodblock print

Kaji Bridge, from by Inoue Yasuji

Kaji Bridge, from

Woodblock print

Makura Bridge, HOnjo, from by Inoue Yasuji

Makura Bridge, HOnjo, from

Woodblock print

Mikura Bridge, Honjo by Inoue Yasuji

Mikura Bridge, Honjo

Woodblock print

Opening of the New Azuma Bridge in Tokyo by Inoue Yasuji

Opening of the New Azuma Bridge in Tokyo

Woodblock print

Triptych: Improved Azuma Bridge, Meiji period, 1887 by Inoue Yasuji

Triptych: Improved Azuma Bridge, Meiji period, 1887

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Honjo Ichinohashi Bridge from the Riverbank at Hamacho by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Honjo Ichinohashi Bridge from the Riverbank at Hamacho

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Ishiwarabashi Bridge on Okawa River by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Ishiwarabashi Bridge on Okawa River

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Makurabashi Bridge, Koume by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Makurabashi Bridge, Koume

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Motoyanagibashi Bridge by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Motoyanagibashi Bridge

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Yanagibashi Bridge in the Rain by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Night View of Yanagibashi Bridge in the Rain

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Okurabashi Bridge, Honjo by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Okurabashi Bridge, Honjo

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Suspension Bridge at Fukiage by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: Suspension Bridge at Fukiage

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Burnt Remains of Ryogokubashi Bridge by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Burnt Remains of Ryogokubashi Bridge

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Square Next to Makurabashi Bridge, Honjo by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: The Square Next to Makurabashi Bridge, Honjo

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View from Asakusabashi Bridge at Sunset by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View from Asakusabashi Bridge at Sunset

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Castle

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Ohashi Bridge from Mannenbashi Bridge by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Ohashi Bridge from Mannenbashi Bridge

Woodblock print

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Yorozuyobashi Bridge in the Rain by Inoue Yasuji

True Pictures of Famous Places in Tokyo: View of Yorozuyobashi Bridge in the Rain

Woodblock print

Shijo Bridge in Kyoto from the Rivers Series by Kusaka Kenji

Shijo Bridge in Kyoto from the Rivers Series

Woodblock print

Nihon-bashi Bridge by Ishii Hakutei

Nihon-bashi Bridge

Woodblock print

Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) / Tokyo junikei (Twelve Views of Tokyo) by Ishii Hakutei

Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) / Tokyo junikei (Twelve Views of Tokyo)

Woodblock print

Yanagibashi Bridge, from the series Twelve Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûni kei) by Ishii Hakutei

Yanagibashi Bridge, from the series Twelve Views of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûni kei)

Woodblock print

Ujibashi Bridge - 宇治橋 by Ito Nisaburo

Ujibashi Bridge - 宇治橋

Woodblock print

Sanjo Bridge - Summer by Okumura Koichi

Sanjo Bridge - Summer

Woodblock print

Woman on a Bridge by Gesso Yoshimoto

Woman on a Bridge

Woodblock print

A Bridge in the Rainy Season by Koho Shoda

A Bridge in the Rainy Season

Woodblock print

Bridge by Koho Shoda

Bridge

Woodblock print

Oh-hashi Bridge at Atako by Koho Shoda

Oh-hashi Bridge at Atako

Woodblock print

Woman on a Bridge by Koho Shoda

Woman on a Bridge

Woodblock print

Sanjo Bridge in Mist by Insho Domoto

Sanjo Bridge in Mist

Woodblock print

City View of Bridge and Willows by Kotozuka Eiichi

City View of Bridge and Willows

Not set

Woodblock print

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo

1927

Color woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Japanese woodblock prints featuring bridges as architectural and compositional subjects. From the famous Nihonbashi bridge of Edo to rustic countryside crossings, bridges serve as symbols of connection and as dramatic focal points in landscape compositions.

Utagawa Hiroshige, Katsushika Hokusai, and Inoue Yasuji are among the artists most associated with bridges in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.

Hanga currently catalogues 425 prints tagged with bridges, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.