Kai Province: the Monkey Bridge
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1853
Mediumink and color on paper
Dimensions34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1406
DescriptionPrint no. 13 of the series: "Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces"Label TextThis autumn scene shows the renowned Monkey Bridge high above the Katsura River. It is believed that a bridge of this unusual cantilevered design has been at this site for over 1,000 years. According to legend, the origins of the design come from the sight of a troupe of monkeys holding hands in order to cross the river. The same subject is treated in Hiroshige’s diptych, shown on the right, which he completed soon after a visit to the bridge in 1841.
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Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855
