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Title: Arched Bridge at the Sumiyoshi Shrine/ 住吉反橋 (Sumiyoshi soribashi)
Creator: Utagawa Yoshitaki/ 歌川芳滝 (Signature: Yoshitaki ga/芳瀧画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Two women walk along the edge of the water in the foreground to their left are a series of stone lanterns in various sizes. Further back in the image is the high-arched bridge mentioned in the print's title, multiple people can be seen crossing the bridge coming and going from the entrance of Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine that is on the far left, mostly off the frame.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Waterfronts -- Japan-_Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0042
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100893
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Title: Doton-bori Canal and Tazaemon-bashi Bridge in the Rain
Creator: Nansuitei Yoshiyuki/ 南粋亭芳雪 (Signature: Yoshiyuki ga/ 芳雪画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. In the bottom left a man in blue and white rows a boat under the Tazaemon-bashi bridge. He is wearing a straw hat to protect him from the heavy rain rendered in a layer of sharp dark lines across the image. In the background are the faded outlines of the building lining the Dontonburi canal.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Rainstorms -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0091
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100942
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Title: Enjoying the Cool of the Evening at Naniwa-bashi Bridge
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A pleasure boat filled with people passes under the towering foundations of Naniwa-bashi bridge. Some kind of algae or other vegetation hangs down from the bottom of the bridge. Further down, the river is filled with several other boats. Along the right side of the image teahouses and restaurants busy with patrons and decorated with red lanterns line the riverbank.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Boats and boating -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0061
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100912
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Title: Goyu/ 御油
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A group of porters cross a small bridge over a stream running through the village. The luggage carried by the porters is likely for a shrine or festival based on the decorative umbrellas and streamers used in Shintoism. On either side of the bridge are the roofs of the villages houses, in the background is a group of willow tress on a small green hill along the stream.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Porters -- Japan -- Art; Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T67_0036
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100830
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Title: Ichikoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital/ 東都一石橋 (Toto Ichikokubashi)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored print), ink and color on paper. The print depicts the Ichikoku bridge in Edo. Four or five citizens populate the bridge. Behind it are the city walls and other bridges crisscossing the river. The city fades into a hazy mist that leads up to Mt. Fuji in the upper left of the print. Fuji is balanced out by a willow tree on the right peeking into frame in the extreme foreground. Fukibokashi ink laying technique is used to create gradients in the sky and water. Site located in Yaesu, Chuo, Tokyo.
Series: Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji/ 富士三十六景 (Fuji Sanjurokkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Fuji, Mount (Japan) -- In art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_F8_0002
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100578
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Title: Ima-bashi Bridge and the Tsukiji Area/ 今橋つきぢの風景 (Ima-bashi Tsukiji no fûkei)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A small boat filled with cargo passes under a sharply arched bridge. Two men on the bridge look over the railing to greet the man on the boat. Behind the first bridge is a shorter bridge with a mother child crossing it. On the left shore is a large two-story building overlooking the water way.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Japan -- Social life and customs -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0055
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100906
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Title: Kakegawa/ 掛川
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A large bridge with travelers crosses the bridge from the lower right corner to a gate and stone lanterns at the left mark a temple entrance on the other side of the bridge. Past the gate are several trees and the roofs of the village.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Travelers -- Japan -- Art; Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T67_0027
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100821
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Title: Kyo-bashi Bridge/ 京橋 (Kyô-bashi)
Creator: Nansuitei Yoshiyuki/ 南粋亭芳雪 (Signature: Yoshiyuki ga/ 芳雪画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A snowy scene seen through the frame of underneath the titular Kyo-bashi Bridge. Along the top and right side of the image the stone foundation and wooden supports of the bridge crate a frame within the frame. In the lower left there are several buildings and small boats along the edge of the river.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Winter -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0045
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100896
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Title: Kyoto: The Bridge at Sanjo/ 京師三条大橋 (Keishi, Sanjo ohashi)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A large trestle bridge crosses the foreground of the image. Travelers cross toward the city on the left side, which is partially hidden by mist. Beyond the city are green tree-covered and brown silhouetted hills.
Series: The Sequel to the Scenes of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/東海道五十三驛風景續畫 (Tokaido gojusantsugi Fukei Tsuzukie)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Travelers -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T65_0067
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100737
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Title: Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo/ 京三条大はし (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Mutlicolored Print), ink and color on paper. The final scene in the series, depicting the great Sanjo bridge that leads into Kyoto. Men and women cross the bridge in groups. Mist obscures the city in the background, just beyond it are mountains and forests highlighted by pockets of pink cherry blossoms. In the earlier states of the print the cloud of mist is inked in light pinks and yellows. In the archives print this mist is a red-pink gradient.
Series: Famous Sites of the Fifty-Three Stations/五十三次名所図会 (Gojusantsugi Meisho Zue)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T64_0055
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100668
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Title: Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo/ 京三条大はし (Taibi, Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Travelers and locals cross the great Sanjo bridge that marks the entrance to Kyoto and the end of the Tokaido road. Two of the women are Kyoto women selling goods called Oharame because they come from the nearby town of Ohara. Also, on the bridge are wealthy upper-class women wearing veils called Katsugi. Across the water villas and temples on the edge of the city can be seen amongst the forested hills.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Travelers -- Japan -- Art; Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T66_0056
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100793
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Title: Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo/ 京三条大橋ノ図 (Kyo, Sanjo Ohashi zu)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. In the dead center of the image is the great Sanjo bridge marking the entrance into the ancient capital of Kyoto. Pilgrims, merchant, men, and women all cross the bridge toward the large sprawling city on the opposite shore. Beyond the city are forested hill dotted with temple and wealthy villas. Rising over the whole seen in the grey silhouette of a nearby mountain.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Cities and towns -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T67_0055
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100849
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Title: Nihonbashi/日本橋
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A daimyo procession crosses the great Japan Bridge that marks the center of Edo. Multiple small shipping boast line the shores of the river along with lines of warehouses. In the distance the wall and tower gates of the city border the forest. Further back Fuji rises above bands of red mist
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Fuji, Mount (Japan) -- In art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T67_0001
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100795
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Title: Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge on the Yahagi River/ 岡崎矢はぎ川矢はぎの橋 (Okazaki, Yahagigawa Yahagi no hashi)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. The Yahagi bridge crosses overhead, below it simple rafts and boats float down the river. A man washes his horse by the shore. On the bridge the procession of a daimyo passes by toward the castle that can be seen on the hilltop to the far right.
Series: Famous Sites of the Fifty-Three Stations/五十三次名所図会 (Gojusantsugi Meisho Zue)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Rivers -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T64_0039
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100652
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Title: Okazaki: Yahagi Bridge/ 岡崎矢はぎのはし (Okazaki, Yahagi no hashi)
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige/ 歌川広重 (Signature: Hiroshige ga/ 広重画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A large bridge ross over the scene entering from the left and ending on the far shore near the base of the castle on the right. Crossing the bridge is a samurai on horseback and a few merchants carrying goods. Bellow the bridge small boats and rustic rafts navigate the river. Beyond the castle on the far shore are the dark silhouette of a nearby mountain range.
Series: The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road/ 東海道五十三次 (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Rivers -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.A5_T67_0039
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100833
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Title: Three Great Bridges/ 三大橋 (San dai kyô)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. The titular bridges cross the water diagonally along the bottom of the image. Just above is the building lined shores of the river and a band of purple mist or clouds hanging right above it. On the left side the tops of a castle can be seen peeking out from a grove of trees. In the background a silhouettes mountain ranged slightly obscures the bright red rising sun that is central in the image. Above the rays of the sun three black birds (possibly crows) fly overhead mirror the Three great bridges bellow. This print features Rising Sun imagery. While it predates World War II and the Japanese Empire, the Rising Sun is a central piece of Japanese facist Iconograghy.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0005
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100856
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Title: View of Amijima/ あみ嶋風景 (Amijima fûkei)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A variety of citizens cross the bride in the lower foreground, including a fisherman and two men form the samurai class. Beyond the bridge railing is the wide river below. Various fishing and pleasure boats travel down the river, along the left side are buildings and walls of the city. In the background the bank of the river is dotted with bright pink cherry blossoms trees in bloom.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0007
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100858
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Title: View of Nabeshima from the Oe-bashi Bridge/ 大江ばしより鍋しま風景 (Ôe-bashi yori Nabeshima fûkei)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. A view of the buildings along the water in Nabeshima and a long transport boat with a sail and various cargo is seen through the railing of Oe-bashi bridge. The cropped view of a man's leg and the bottom of his sleeve can be seen taking up the left side of the composition. This is another example of unique framing in this series.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Cities and towns -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0024
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100875
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Title: View of Tenma-bashi/天満ばし風景 (Tenma-bashi fûkei)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Citizens cross the titular bridge in the lower foreground. Beyond the bridge railing is a landscape of waterways leading back to the silhouetted mountains. Along the right side of the image of the walls and watchtowers of the nearby castle. Crowds the size of ants congregate in the white plaza outside.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Landscapes -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0006
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100857
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Title: Views of the Tamae-bashi Bridge/ 玉江橋景 (Tamae-bashi kei)
Creator: Utagawa Kunikazu/ 歌川国員 (Signature: Kunikazu ga/ 国員画)
Description: Nishiki-e (Multicolored Print), ink and color on paper. Tamae-bashi bridge is seen straight on. Traveling along the center is the uniform procession of a daimyo, his retainers dressed in bright orange, green, and yellow. Along the sides of the bridge townspeople bow to the passing procession. Just beyond the peak of the bridge the roofs of nearby buildings can be seen. Farther into the background is a fire tower standing above the roof like and the silhouette of a distant temple pagoda.
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Naniwa/ 浪花百景 (Naniwa Hyakkei)
Subject: Processions -- Japan -- Art; Bridges -- Japan -- Art; Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868; Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868
Country: Japan
Local Identifier: NE1325.U61_N3_0013
Type: woodcuts (prints)
Collection: Japanese prints, illustrated books, and manuscripts
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:100864
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