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Bridges Prints (400)

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

The Great Bridge at Senju by Takahashi Shotei

The Great Bridge at Senju

Mitate of a Daimyo procession by women crossing Ryogoku Bridge by Keisai Eisen

Mitate of a Daimyo procession by women crossing Ryogoku Bridge

Haze on a Clear Day at Stone Bridge (From the series Eight Elegant Views of Chanted Accompanimnets for Kabuki Plays) by Kikukawa Eizan

Haze on a Clear Day at Stone Bridge (From the series Eight Elegant Views of Chanted Accompanimnets for Kabuki Plays)

early 1810s

color woodblock print

Monkey Bridge in snow by Kishio Koizumi

Monkey Bridge in snow

View of the Bridge at Senju in Bushü Province by Takahashi Shotei

View of the Bridge at Senju in Bushü Province

View of the Monkey Bridge by Totoya Hokkei

View of the Monkey Bridge

1824

Woodblock print (surimono), ink and color on paper

Twilight Moon at the Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no yoizuki), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Twilight Moon at the Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogoku no yoizuki), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto Meisho)"

c. 1831

Color woodblock print; oban

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)"

c. 1832/34

Color woodblock print; chutanzaku

Rain at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Rain at Nihonbashi Bridge (Nihonbashi no hakuu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1832/38

Color woodblock print; oban

Famous Views of Modern Tokyo: Azuma Bridge by Utagawa Kunitoshi

Famous Views of Modern Tokyo: Azuma Bridge

Meiji era, c. 1880s–1890s

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Distant View of the Bridge over the Ina River at Nojiri by Keisai Eisen

Distant View of the Bridge over the Ina River at Nojiri

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi) by Utagawa Kunisada

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi)

1833

Color woodblock print; surimono

Famous Views of Tokyo: Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge by Utagawa Kunitoshi

Famous Views of Tokyo: Fireworks at Ryōgoku Bridge

Meiji era, c. 1880s–1890s

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

No. 39, Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo by Utagawa Hirokage

No. 39, Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannen-bashi), from the series Comical Views of Famous Places in Edo

江戸名所道化尽 三十九 深川万年橋

1860

Color woodblock print (nishiki-e)

View from Azuma Bridge, from the series "Ten Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan jikkei)" by Torii Kiyonaga

View from Azuma Bridge, from the series "Ten Precincts of Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinruzan jikkei)"

c. 1783

Color woodblock print; koban

View of Tamae-bashi Bridge, from One Hundred Views of Naniwa (Naniwa Hyakkei) by Utagawa Kunikazu

View of Tamae-bashi Bridge, from One Hundred Views of Naniwa (Naniwa Hyakkei)

玉江橋景(浪花百景)

1860-1861

Color woodblock print

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes by Katsushika Hokusai

Sumida River seen from Azuma Bridge (Azumabashi yori Sumida wo miru no zu), from a group of Western-style landscapes

c. 1800/05

Color woodblock print; aiban

Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

c. 1837/42

Color woodblock print; chuban

Bridge and Night Rain by Andō Hiroshige IV

Bridge and Night Rain

c. 1920

Woodblock print (sansui-e); ink and color on paper

Young Man and Women on Tokiwa Bridge by Katsukawa Shunchō

Young Man and Women on Tokiwa Bridge

early 1790s

color woodblock print

People enjoying fireworks from boats at Ryogoku Bridge by Kikukawa Eizan

People enjoying fireworks from boats at Ryogoku Bridge

19th century

Print

Finely-Dressed Woman Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge by Torii Kiyonaga

Finely-Dressed Woman Crossing Nihonbashi Bridge

c. 1783

Color woodblock print; hashira-e

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Rain at Azuma Bridge below Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan shita Azuma Bashi uchu bo), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

c. 1835/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge by Utagawa Yoshitora

English Watching Descending Geese at Yoshida Bridge

吉田橋之落雁・英吉利人

1861

Color woodblock print (nishiki-e), oban

Forty-Eight Famous Views of Tokyo: Evening View of Nihonbashi Bridge by Shōsai Ikkei

Forty-Eight Famous Views of Tokyo: Evening View of Nihonbashi Bridge

東京名所四十八景 日本はし夕けしき

c. 1871

Color woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)" by Katsukawa Shunshō

"Ho": Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"

c. 1772/73

Color woodblock print; koban

Eight-Plank Bridge (parody of "Tales of Ise") by Suzuki Harunobu

Eight-Plank Bridge (parody of "Tales of Ise")

c. 1767

Color woodblock print; chuban

Saruhasi Bridge in Kai Province by Takahashi Shotei

Saruhasi Bridge in Kai Province

VIEW OF NIHON BRIDGE IN YEDO by Takahashi Shotei

VIEW OF NIHON BRIDGE IN YEDO

Stone Bridge over the Aji River, Osaka by Yashima Gakutei

Stone Bridge over the Aji River, Osaka

1838

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)” by Katsushika Hokusai

Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido (Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi), from the series “Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)”

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge by Katsushika Hokusai

A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge

ca. 1835

color woodblock print

Fishing beneath a Bridge by Kitagawa Utamaro

Fishing beneath a Bridge

c. 1800

Color woodblock print; naga-oban

Stone Bridge by Kitagawa Utamaro

Stone Bridge

c. 1801/02

Color woodblock print; aiban

Mount Tenpo at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Mount Tenpo at the Mouth of the Aji River in Settsu Province (Sesshu Ajikawaguchi Tenpozan), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

Viewing Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment (Ommayagashi yori Ryōgoku-bashi no sekiyō o miru), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai

Viewing Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment (Ommayagashi yori Ryōgoku-bashi no sekiyō o miru), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

c. 1831

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Yatsuhashi, Eight-Platform Bridge by Suzuki Harunobu

Yatsuhashi, Eight-Platform Bridge

Night View at Eitai Bridge by Utagawa Hiroshige

Night View at Eitai Bridge

ca. 1840-1842

Print

Festival float of Tsutsui Jomyo fighting Ichirai Hoshi on the Uji Bridge by Katsushika Hokusai

Festival float of Tsutsui Jomyo fighting Ichirai Hoshi on the Uji Bridge

1820

Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono

Ancient View of the Eight-planked Bridge in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Ancient View of the Eight-planked Bridge in Mikawa Province (Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu), from the series "Unusual Views of Famous Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)"

c. 1833/34

Color woodblock print; oban

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo by Katsushika Hokusai

Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo

1830–33

Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

Bustling Activity at Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi hanei no zu) by Katsushika Hokusai

Bustling Activity at Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi hanei no zu)

Print

Festival (Women in Boat by Bridge) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Festival (Women in Boat by Bridge)

Right panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" diptych(?); ink and color on paper

Cooling off at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi noryo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Cooling off at Ryogoku Bridge (Ryogokubashi noryo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)"

c. 1839/42

Color woodblock print; oban

Killing One Thousand People at Gojo Bridge (Gojo no hashi sennin kiri), from the series "Scenes from the Life of Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka zue)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Killing One Thousand People at Gojo Bridge (Gojo no hashi sennin kiri), from the series "Scenes from the Life of Yoshitsune (Ushiwaka zue)"

c. 1849/52

Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

1857

color woodblock print

Tsukudajima from  Eitai Bridge, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige

Tsukudajima from Eitai Bridge, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

1858

color woodblock print

Autumn Leaves and the Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Kyoto by Utagawa Hiroshige

Autumn Leaves and the Togetsu Bridge at Arashiyama in Kyoto

ca. 1840-1842

Print

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi) by Katsushika Hokusai

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces (Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi)

ca. 1834

Print

Diptych: Festival (Women in Boat by Bridge) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Diptych: Festival (Women in Boat by Bridge)

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "oban" diptych(?); ink and color on paper

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roeishu)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roeishu)"

c. 1842/43

Color woodblock print; oban

The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyōdō near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyōdō Kumo no kakehashi) by Katsushika Hokusai

The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyōdō near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyōdō Kumo no kakehashi)

ca. 1834

Print

Long Bridge at Seta (Seta no nagahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Long Bridge at Seta (Seta no nagahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)"

1852

Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)" by Katsushika Hokusai

Beneath Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa (Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita) from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

c. 1830/33

Color woodblock print; oban

An Ancient Picture of the Boat Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces by Katsushika Hokusai

An Ancient Picture of the Boat Bridge at Sano in Kozuke Province from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces

early 1830s

color woodblock print

Kintai Bridge in Suō Province (Suō no kuni Kintaibashi) by Katsushika Hokusai

Kintai Bridge in Suō Province (Suō no kuni Kintaibashi)

ca. 1834

Print

Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) by Utagawa Hiroshige

Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

c. 1837/42

Color woodblock print; chuban

Nihon Bridge seen in the Snow (Nihonbashi setchu no kei), from the series "Famous Views in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihon Bridge seen in the Snow (Nihonbashi setchu no kei), from the series "Famous Views in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

1837/38

Color woodblock print; chu-tanzaku

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Sanjo Bridge (Sanjo Ohashi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Miyako meisho)"

c. 1849/50

Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Nihon Bridge to Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Nihon Bridge to Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi Edobashi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)"

1853

Color woodblock print; oban

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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 400 prints tagged with bridges, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.