Minneapolis Institute of Art

Takegashi Bamboo Market at Kyōbashi Bridge

Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi

Date

1857, 12th month

Medium

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

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The large bridge in the foreground is the Kyōbashi Bridge, and the one in the background, about a half mile farther on, is the Nihonbashi Bridge. Both appear on the Tōkaidō road that leads west to Kyoto, where a group of pilgrims is returning home from their several-days-long journey to Mount Ōyama. The north bank of the Kyōbashi River, in reality a canal, was occupied by a massive market that sold bamboo, an essential commodity for construction and decoration. Tall bamboo poles are lined up along the river beyond the next bridges. The impression at top is the second version of eight, with blue gradation in the sky and under the bridge. The impression below it is the fourth version. Japan, Asia

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