The Brocade Bridge in Suō Province
Katsushika Hokusai · early 1830s
A procession of wooden arches across the river makes a graphic, almost modern pattern.
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About the work
Part of Hokusai’s series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces (early 1830s). The Brocade Bridge in Suō Province steps across a broad river in a chain of high wooden arches on stone piers, with soft blue hills beyond.
Printed on 200 gsm museum-quality matte paper from the museum’s high-resolution open-access image, with a white border so nothing of the original is cropped. Available from A4 up to 70 × 100 cm, or as a digital download to print yourself.
The original
| Artist | Katsushika Hokusai |
|---|---|
| Date | early 1830s |
| Medium | Colour woodblock print |
| Series | Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces |
| Accession no. | 1924.965 |
| Collection | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0) |
Print details
| Artist | Katsushika Hokusai |
|---|---|
| Date | early 1830s |
| Original | Colour woodblock print |
| Series | Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces |
| Paper | 200 gsm museum-quality matte, FSC-certified |
| Border | Printed with a white border |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Sizes | A4 to 70 × 100 cm · digital download |
| Source | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0) |
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