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The Drum Bridge at the Tenjin Shrine at Kameido in Edo, from the series Famous Bridges of the Provinces
The Drum Bridge at the Tenjin Shrine at Kameido in Edo, from the series Famous Bridges of the Provinces

The Drum Bridge at the Tenjin Shrine at Kameido in Edo, from the series Famous Bridges of the Provinces

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher
Date1833–34
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 10 × 14 7/8 in. (25.4 × 37.8 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioFamous Bridges of the Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran)
Object number1950.748
Status
Not on view
More Information
In this print Hokusai presents a large, arching drum bridge reminiscent of the giant drums used in festivals and rituals. The Kameido Tenjin shrine was celebrated as a meisho, or famous place or scene, for its beautiful wisteria trellises. In this print, the trellises can be seen behind the bridge on the right side of the composition, but the flowers are not yet in bloom. The drum bridge is depicted as though viewed from above and at a diagonal rather than from straight across, giving the scene a sense of depth and spatial expanse.
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 )
Highlights from the Ainsworth Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 15, 1988 - June 12, 1988 )
Monet and Japan
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (March 9, 2001 - June 11, 2001 )
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (July 6, 2001 - September 16, 2001 )
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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