

Tanaka Hokusui, Piece, a sepia-toned embroidered scene depicting a landscape with two bridges and trees. The scene shows a body of water with two bridges on either side. Both bridges have railings on both sides. The bridge on the left descends from the bottom-left corner. The bridge on the right descends from bottom-right. Both bridges meet in the center of the image. There are people and an oxen-drawn cart on the bridge on the left. A few people are on the bridge on the right. On the far left and right are buildings. The background shows a cloudy sky and trees. The image is framed by a tan border. The image has a red code in the bottom-right corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th–19th century
- Medium
- Silk
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 367 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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