Yatsumi Bridge

The artwork

Long willow branches hang down from above like a green curtain, and beyond the river, far away, the white profile of Mount Fuji appears. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The light green of the willow, the blue of the river and the pink of the sky.
• A fresh, serene landscape, which brings a sense of space to a living room or a bedroom.
• A gift for anyone who loves water, trees and Japan.

It belongs to the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, the series that Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), the best loved landscape artist of Japan, published between 1856 and 1858; Edo was the name of Tokyo until 1868. Yatsumi means «eight views», but the name is better explained like this: from this bridge you could see eight bridges, itself included.

And it is on Yatsumi Bridge that we are standing: its railing cuts across the lower corner of the sheet. It was one of the busiest crossings in Edo, because it joined the mouth of the Nihonbashi River to the outer moat of the shōgun's castle. Yet Hiroshige chooses calm: all that remains of the crowd are two parasols passing at the lower left, while the eye runs over the water, the boats, the stone bridge further off and all the way to Fuji. Our reproduction comes from the impression in the Brooklyn Museum in New York.

In a living room or a bedroom it brings the quiet of the water. A gift for anyone who loves Japan and its landscapes.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass