Landscape with Travellers on Bridge
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This early woodblock print was printed in black, with color and metallic highlights added by hand. It is from an Eight Views series depicting sites in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture—formerly known as Omi—just east of Kyoto. This composition locates the “fishing village at sunset” motif in the town of Seta, which was famous for its very long bridge. The image is far quieter and more poetic than most prints designed by Okumura Masanobu, who was better known for his satirical depictions of urban life.
Caption
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764). Landscape with Travellers on Bridge, ca. 1730–1735. Woodblock print with hand-applied color and lacquer on paper, 13 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (34 x 16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 20.932. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Landscape with Travellers on Bridge
Date
ca. 1730–1735
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print with hand-applied color and lacquer on paper
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (34 x 16 cm)
Signatures
Nihon gakō Okumura Masanobu shōhitsu
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
20.932
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