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149 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Kameido Tenjin taikobashi (The The Drum Bridge at Kameido, Edo, leads to the
Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Tenmangu Shrine which was constructed in 1662 as a
place to worship the scholar and statesman Sugawara
Shrine) no Michizane (845-903). With it's deeply-arched "drum
bridge" and pergola covered with wisteria, the shrine
Woodblock print, from the series Shokoku
meisho kiran (Remarkable views of bridges was considered to be one of Edo's most scenic spots,
in various provinces), signed Zen Hokusai attracting many visitors as shown in Hokusai's depiction.
Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi The present temple is a reconstruction of 1936.
(Eijudo)
The publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi commissioned this
Horizontaloban: 10º x 15¿ in. (26 x 38.4 cm.)
series from Hokusai and it can be reliably dated to about
$8,000-12,000 the spring of 1834. There are eleven prints in total known
in this series - an unusual number for a print series
with either ten or twelve being the norm. It has been
suggested that perhaps twelve were planned, yet only
eleven were made, or alternatively ten were intended,
then an extra one added. See Timothy Clark (ed.),
Hokusai, Beyond the Great Wave, exhibition catalogue,
The British Museum, (London, 2017), p.154.
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150 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Echizen Fukui no hashi (Fukui Travellers cross the Tsukumo bridge which was
Bridge in Echizen Province) famous for having its southern half constructed
of stone and its northern half of wood. With Fukui
Woodblock print, from the seriesShokoku castle on the northern side, the logic was that the
meisho kiran (Remarkable views of bridges in wood section could be easily destroyed to prevent an
various provinces), signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu enemy's advance. In the distance of the far bank are
hitsu sheets of drying hoshopaper - a famous local product
Horizontal oban: 9√ x 14√ in.(25.1 x 37.8 cm.) of Echizen.
$6,000-8,000
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