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Kintai Bridge in Suō Province (Suō no kuni Kintaibashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background. The scene depicts a landscape with a large bridge spanning a body of water. The bridge has 5 arches and patterned blue and yellow stone pillars. Two people are on the bridge, one near the right end and the other center. In the foreground, several blue-roofed buildings and green trees are visible. Behind the bridge, a large mountain rises with a reddish-brown peak and green sides. A smaller hill is to the right of the mountain. On the left side, a group of blue-roofed buildings are nestled among trees. A vertical block of Japanese text is in the top-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1827–30
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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