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The Suspension Bridge on the Boundary of Hida and Etchu Provinces, from the series Famous Bridges of the Provinces

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Date1833–34
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 10 1/16 × 15 1/16 in. (25.5 × 38.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioFamous Bridges of the Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)
Object number1950.750
Status
Not on view
More Information
The Valley forms the boundary between Hida and Etchu. In this picture, the bottom is not visible. On the right side, deer can be seen. The valley is spanned by a suspension bridge, which is being crossed by two local people apparently unconcerned by their precarious passage. The flock of birds high in the distance lends a sense of depth and expanse to the scene, as do the hazy mountains on the horizon. The depth of the gorge, with its precipices rising out of the clouds, is left to the view's imagination.
Exhibition History
Masterpieces of Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 11, 1984 - January 27, 1985 )
Japanese Prints from the Mary A. Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 20, 1986 - July 20, 1986 )
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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