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Yanagi Bridge, from Thirty-six Comic Views of Famous Places in Tokyo (Meiji era), Ukiyo-e Print

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東京名所三十六戯撰 柳はし

Yanagi Bridge, from Thirty-six Comic Views of Famous Places in Tokyo

Yanagi Bridge, Tokyo · 1872 (Meiji era)

A woven hat flies into the air from the bridge, and below the bridge something yellow and black is about to fall. Farther down, a yellow boat is packed with people.

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A yellow woven hat flies through the air above the bridge. Someone carrying a load on their shoulder crosses the big bridge, which rests on two thick piers, and below it something yellow and black is about to fall. Between the piers the river and the far bank show through, and the yellow boat in front is crowded with people.

Yanagi Bridge (Yanagibashi) spans the mouth of the Kanda River, where it flows into the Sumida River. Because of where it stands, it became a hub for traffic on the water and for pleasure boating.

The hat flying through the air is pale yellow, crossed by many thin lines like a weave. The load of the person crossing the bridge on the left is done in much the same yellow.

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Source title
『東京名所三十六戯撰』(1872年)
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