Old View of the Boat-bridge at Sano in Kōzuke Province (Kōzuke Sano funabashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran)

Katsushika Hokusai Japanese

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This snowscape depicting the "bridge of boats" at Sano, Gunma Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, is the most striking print in the series. Noted in the cartouche as an "ancient view," the pontoon bridge was famous in early poetry but no longer existed by Hokusai's time. The print features a geometric composition with a bold curve toward the center, emphasizing the potential danger of trying to cross the unstable, snow-piled bridge.

Old View of the Boat-bridge at Sano in Kōzuke Province (Kōzuke Sano funabashi no kozu), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyō kiran), Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

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