Bridges Prints (57)

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

Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge (Kameido), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"

Kameido

1927

Color woodblock print

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo by Hiroshi Yoshida

Kameido Bridge, Tokyo

1927

Color woodblock print

Sacred Bridge by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sacred Bridge

Woodblock print

Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)" by Hiroshi Yoshida

Sailing Boats: Morning (Hansen, asa), from the series "Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai shu)"

Hansen, asa

1926

Color woodblock print

Seta Bridge by Hiroshi Yoshida

Seta Bridge

1933

Color woodblock print

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo by Jun'ichiro Sekino

Benkeibashi Bridge, from the series Recollections of Tokyo

1945

Color woodblock print

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

Azabu Ninohashi no gogo

1921

Color woodblock print

Asahi Bridge, Ojiya, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Ojiya Asahibashi) by Kawase Hasui

Asahi Bridge, Ojiya, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Ojiya Asahibashi)

14 August 1921

Color woodblock print

Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui

Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"

Teradomari no yau

1921

Color woodblock print; oban

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

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

M

Morita Kanya XIII as the Lion in Shakkyo

十三代目守田勘弥の石橋の獅子

1926

Color woodblock print

E

Evening at Eitaibashi

永代橋の夕

c. 1916

Lithograph

N

Namba Bridge, Osaka

大阪難波橋

c. 1920

Lithograph

Nihonbashi Bridge by Oda Kazuma

Nihonbashi Bridge

日本橋

c. 1915

Lithograph

R

Ryogoku Bridge

両国橋

c. 1915

Lithograph

S

Stone Bridge at Nagasaki (Meganebashi)

長崎眼鏡橋

c. 1924

Color woodblock print

Sumida River at Twilight by Oda Kazuma

Sumida River at Twilight

隅田川の黄昏

c. 1916

Lithograph

Y

Yanagibashi at Night

柳橋の夜

c. 1915

Lithograph

Benkei Bridge by Shiro Kasamatsu

Benkei Bridge

Woodblock print

Benkei Bridge (first edition) by Shiro Kasamatsu

Benkei Bridge (first edition)

Woodblock print

Imaibashi in Late Autumn by Shiro Kasamatsu

Imaibashi in Late Autumn

今井橋 晩秋

1939

Color woodblock print

Late Fall at Imai Bridge by Shiro Kasamatsu

Late Fall at Imai Bridge

Woodblock print

Night Rain at Maekawa by Shiro Kasamatsu

Night Rain at Maekawa

前川の夜雨

1938

Woodblock print

Ochanomizu by Shiro Kasamatsu

Ochanomizu

御茶ノ水

1956

Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge at Nikko by Shiro Kasamatsu

Sacred Bridge at Nikko

日光 神橋

1941

Color woodblock print

Sacred Bridge in Nikko by Shiro Kasamatsu

Sacred Bridge in Nikko

日光 神橋

1941

Color woodblock print

Tokyo Tower by Shiro Kasamatsu

Tokyo Tower

東京タワー

c. 1960

Woodblock print

M

Meguro Drum Bridge

目黒の太鼓橋

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Night at Nihonbashi by Takahashi Shotei

Night at Nihonbashi

日本橋の夜

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Rain on the Sumida River by Takahashi Shotei

Rain on the Sumida River

隅田川の雨

c. 1920

Color woodblock print

Snow Covered Bridge by Takeji Asano

Snow Covered Bridge

Woodblock print

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

August (The Bonfire Festival of the Daimonji Hill Viewed from the Sanjo Bridge)

八月 (三条大橋より大文字)

second half 20th century

Woodblock print, ink and color on paper

Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Fujimi Bridge - Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

Woodblock print

Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Kintaibashi Bridge - Famous, Sacred and Historical Places

Woodblock print

Maple Leaves at Tsu-u-ten Bridge by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Maple Leaves at Tsu-u-ten Bridge

Woodblock print

Niju-bashi Bridge by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Niju-bashi Bridge

Woodblock print

Sannjo Bridge by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Sannjo Bridge

Woodblock print

Setta Bridge - Oumi Hakkei by Tomikichiro Tokuriki

Setta Bridge - Oumi Hakkei

Woodblock print

Benkei Bridge by Toshi Yoshida

Benkei Bridge

Woodblock print

Half Moon Bridge by Toshi Yoshida

Half Moon Bridge

Woodblock print

Half Moon Bridge by Toshi Yoshida

Half Moon Bridge

Woodblock print

Iida Bridge by Toshi Yoshida

Iida Bridge

Woodblock print

Ryogoku Bridge by Toshi Yoshida

Ryogoku Bridge

Woodblock print

Stone Bridge by Toshi Yoshida

Stone Bridge

Woodblock print

Benkei Bridge by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Benkei Bridge

弁慶橋

1933

Woodblock print

Kintai Bridge by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Kintai Bridge

錦帯橋

c. 1930s

Woodblock print

Niju-bashi Bridge by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Niju-bashi Bridge

二重橋

c. 1930s

Woodblock print

Sacred Bridge in Nikko by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Sacred Bridge in Nikko

日光神橋

c. 1930s

Woodblock print

Children Fishing by Yamamoto Shoun

Children Fishing

魚釣りをする子供

c. 1906

Color woodblock print

Kara Bridge at Seta (Seta no Karahashi), from the series "Eight Views of Omi (Omi hakkei)" by Ito Shinsui

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

1917

Color woodblock print

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)"

1924

Color woodblock print; oban

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)" by Kawase Hasui

Afternoon at Nino Bridge, Azabu (Azabu Ninohashi no gogo), from the series "Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu)"

1921

Color woodblock print

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)"

1924

Color woodblock print; oban

Asahi Bridge, Ojiya, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Ojiya Asahibashi) by Kawase Hasui

Asahi Bridge, Ojiya, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series" (Tabi miyage dai nishu, Ojiya Asahibashi)

1921

Color woodblock print

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