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Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849 |
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Wondrous Views of Famous Bridges in All the Provinces: Kintai Bridge, Suo Province (Shokoku Meikyo Kiran: Suo-no-Kuni Kintai-Bashi) |
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travelers bow under a light rain as they cross the repeating arches of the Kintai Bridge, in the distance low clouds begin to obscure a mountain; signed zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, with publisher's seal Eijudo (Nishimura Yohachi) and censor's kiwame seal, ca. 1834. |
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oban yoko-e 10 by 14 1/2 in., 25.3 by 36.7 cm |
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There are only eleven known designs for this series illustrating famous bridges. The Kintai-bashi, or 'Bridge of the Brocade Sash,' spanning the Iwakuni River, was considered one of Japan's most unusual bridges. The castle on the opposite bank is that of the daimyo of Yoshikawa. |
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References: J. Hillier, Hokusai: Paintings, Drawings and Woodcuts, 1955, no. 66 Seiji Nagata, Hokusai: Genius of the Japanese Ukiyo-e, 1995, p. 48, no. 46 Gian Carlo Calza, Hokusai: Il vecchio pazzo per la pittura, 1999, p. 340, no. V.47.9 Gian Carlo Calza, Hokusai, 2003, p. 284, no. v.47.9 |
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Published: Katherine Martin, Highlights of Japanese Printmaking: Part One, Scholten Japanese Art, New York, 2005, no. 29 |
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$17,000 |
